Texas, 2025Wildfire in Texas, October 15 to 17, 2025
October 15 to 17, 2025 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Above normal temperatures kept minimum RH 25%-30% over a few days in the middle of the month. Ongoing rainfall deficit allowed fuels to dry leading to an easy fire start.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
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- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Above normal temperatures kept minimum RH 25%-30% over a few days in the middle of the month. Ongoing rainfall deficit allowed fuels to dry leading to an easy fire start. Winds were relatively light during this period.
Wildfire, Burnet
- When
- October 15, 4:46 PM CST to October 17, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Burnet forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Williams Road Wildfire started in the late afternoon of the 15th southwest of Burnet. The fire was started by a vehicle in dried grass. At the time of the fire start, relative humidity was near 24%, and winds were from the northeast near 10 mph. Above normal temperatures kept minimum RH near 30% over the next few days, but winds remained light. The fire eventually burned 322 acres before being contained on the afternoon of the 17th.
- 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.
- Tornado in Wyoming, October 15, 2025$1,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Debris Flow in Guam, October 15, 2025$15,000 · 1 event
- Flooding and Hail in Puerto Rico, October 15 to 18, 2025$3,000 · 0.25 in hail · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Utah, October 15, 202552 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Utah, October 15, 20251 event
- Debris Flow in New Mexico, October 15 to 16, 20251 event
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1297744.