Wildfire, Denton
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Denton County, Justin
- Coordinates
- 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Texas, February 21, 1996
Grassfires in the county destroyed 5 homes and a business in Justin, 6 homes in Aubrey and 4 homes in Sanger.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Grassfires in the county destroyed 5 homes and a business in Justin, 6 homes in Aubrey and 4 homes in Sanger.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, February 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, February 21, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536635.