Wildfire, Carson
- When
- October 20, 2:54 PM CST to 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Carson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 35.404, -101.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Texas A&M Incident Report.
Wildfire in Texas, October 20, 2023
Above normal temperatures and continued lack of rain kept fuels on the dry side, but weather wise was pretty tame as high pressure remained over the area, and winds remained in the 5 to 10 mph range. Still, a fire just off Hwy 60 between Amarillo and Panhandle burned about 350 acres.
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 AMA wrote it up.
Above normal temperatures and continued lack of rain kept fuels on the dry side, but weather wise was pretty tame as high pressure remained over the area, and winds remained in the 5 to 10 mph range. Still, a fire just off Hwy 60 between Amarillo and Panhandle burned about 350 acres. The cause is unknown, but it took about 4 hours to contain.
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
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1144910.