Wildfire, Hutchinson
- When
- March 30, 3:45 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.840, -101.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Texas, March 30, 2009
The Highway 1059 Wildfire began around 1545 CST approximately seven miles east of Borger in southeast Hutchinson County near Farm to Market Road 1059. although no structures were threatened or damaged and there were no injuries reported.
Where it happened
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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 AMA wrote it up.
The Highway 1059 Wildfire began around 1545 CST approximately seven miles east of Borger in southeast Hutchinson County near Farm to Market Road 1059. The wildfire burned an estimated five hundred acres...although no structures were threatened or damaged and there were no injuries reported. A total of four fire departments responded to the wildfire which was caused by transmission lines. The wildfire was contained by 1900 hours CST.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Amarillo, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 30, 3:20 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:20 PM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
420 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009
.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT HAS BEEN SLOW TO MOVE THROUGH THE PANHANDLES THIS
AFTERNOON. MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE...TEMPERATURES
HAVE MANAGED TO CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 60S DUE STRONG
DOWNSLOPING WINDS. HOWEVER...IN THE FAR NORTHWEST ZONES BEHIND THE
FRONT...TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED DOWN TO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S AT
KENTON AND BOISE CITY. HAVE HAD A FEW REPORTS OF SOME LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...BUT CURRENT THINKING
THIS WILL BE OF SHORT DURATION...ENDING BY 00Z.
WINDS SPEEDS ARE REALLY PICKING UP RIGHT ALONG THE FRONT...AND HAVE
RECEIVED A COUPLE REPORTS OF WINDS TO 60 MPH. WILL GO AHEAD AND
CONVERT THE WIND ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 02Z...AND
ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLE.
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WHICH MAY
BRIEFLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES.
BY TONIGHT...SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR OUT OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE PANHANDLES AS UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE DEPARTING THE AREA. COOLER
AIR WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT.
EXPECT LOWS TONIGHT FROM THE LOWER 20S IN THE NORTHWEST TO MIDDLE 30S
IN THE SOUTHEAST. QUIET WEATHER APPEARS TO BE IN STORE TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS THE PANHANDLES BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE
AREA. MAX TEMPS ON TUESDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH 50S/LOWER
60S ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION...MODERATING INTO THE INTO THE
60S/LOWER 70S FOR WEDNESDAY.
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN APPEARS ON THE HORIZON DURING THE MEDIUM TO
EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST...WITH UPPER SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE
AREA EVERY COUPLE DAYS OR SO. POTENT UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH
WILL BE APPROACHING THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THE THURSDAY. 12Z GFS/ECMWF APPEAR TO HAVE A MORE
SOUTHERLY TRACK WITH THE UPPER LOW COMPARED TO THE NAM. WENT AHEAD
AND INCREASED POPS TO 40 PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD WHICH IS A
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE MAV/MET. WILL MAINTAIN RAIN TRANSITIONING OVER
TO SNOW AS 850MB TEMPS WILL BE FALLING TO AROUND AND BELOW 0 DEGREES
CELSIUS. IN ADDITION... NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING INTO THE
BREEZY TO WINDY CATEGORY AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. DID NOT
LINGER POPS INTO THURSDAY AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING EAST
OF THE REGION.
BRIEF SHORTWAVE RIDGING WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY AS THE PANHANDLES
WILL BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEM AGAIN. SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND LEE SIDE
SURFACE TROUGHING WILL COMMENCE BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL BRING ABOUT REBOUNDING TEMPERATURES INTO THE
LOWER AND MIDDLE 70S...AND HAVE OPTED TO GO ABOVE MEX GUIDANCE FOR
FRIDAY BY SEVERAL DEGREES.
NEXT UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO IMPACT THE
PANHANDLES INTO THE WEEKEND. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SLIGHT END POPS
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY FOR NOW. BUT IF CURRENT TRENDS
CONTINUE...THE REGION MAY EXPERIENCE THE BRUNT OF THE DRY SLOT. BUT
WILL WAIT FOR MODELS TO EXHIBIT SOME CONSISTENCY ON THE TRACK BEFORE
REMOVING POPS FROM THE FORECAST.
TAB
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
FALLING BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT. STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH LIGHTER WINDS BY TONIGHT.
MINIMUM FORECAST RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BETWEEN 15 AND 20
PERCENT ON TUESDAY...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY RETURN ON WEDNESDAY WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 PERCENT AND INCREASING WINDS SPEEDS.
TAB
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 30 61 35 69 33 / 0 0 0 5 40
BEAVER OK 28 59 33 63 32 / 0 0 0 5 40
BOISE CITY OK 23 56 28 63 31 / 0 0 0 10 40
BORGER TX 33 61 40 69 35 / 0 0 0 5 40
BOYS RANCH TX 30 59 36 67 35 / 0 0 0 5 40
CANYON TX 28 61 36 72 34 / 0 0 0 5 40
CLARENDON TX 34 61 36 72 37 / 0 0 0 5 40
DALHART TX 26 58 30 65 32 / 0 0 0 10 40
GUYMON OK 28 59 32 63 33 / 0 0 0 5 40
HEREFORD TX 26 61 36 70 34 / 0 0 0 5 40
LIPSCOMB TX 31 61 34 67 35 / 0 0 0 5 40
PAMPA TX 34 61 38 69 35 / 0 0 0 5 40
SHAMROCK TX 35 62 36 70 38 / 0 0 0 5 40
WELLINGTON TX 36 63 37 71 39 / 0 0 0 5 40
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: HEMPHILL...HUTCHINSON...LIPSCOMB...OCHILTREE...
ROBERTS.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: ARMSTRONG...CARSON...COLLINGSWORTH...DEAF SMITH...
DONLEY...GRAY...OLDHAM...POTTER...RANDALL...WHEELER.
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BEAVER.
&&
15/10Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 2:54 PM CST, 51 minutes before
TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-311100- ARMSTRONG-BEAVER-CARSON-CIMARRON-COLLINGSWORTH-DALLAM-DEAF SMITH- DONLEY-GRAY-HANSFORD-HARTLEY-HEMPHILL-HUTCHINSON-LIPSCOMB-MOORE- OCHILTREE-OLDHAM-POTTER-RANDALL-ROBERTS-SHERMAN-TEXAS-WHEELER- 354 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. .DAY ONE... A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH AND HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR SOUTH WILL CAUSE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MILES AN HOUR WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. GOEHRING
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 30, 2:34 PM CST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
334 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 SW DALHART 36.03N 102.55W
03/30/2009 M61 MPH HARTLEY TX ASOS
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA0901160
CKLocal storm report, Mar 30, 2:36 PM CST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
336 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2009
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HEREFORD 34.82N 102.40W
03/30/2009 M60 MPH DEAF SMITH TX BROADCAST MEDIA
HEREFORD ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING
&&
EVENT NUMBER AMA0901161
CKThe 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
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 30, 2009
- Hail in Texas, March 30, 2009
- Winter Weather in New Mexico, March 30, 2009
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 30 to 31, 2009
- Flooding in Florida, March 30 to 31, 2009
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 30 to 31, 2009
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, March 30 to 31, 2009
- Debris Flow in West Virginia, March 30, 2009
- Flood in Georgia, March 30 to 31, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, March 30, 2009
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 30 to 31, 2009
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 30 to 31, 2009
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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: 155415.