Tptwister Fire
The Tptwister Fire burned 1,100 acres in Texas, in 1992. It was discovered on September 11, 1992, and contained on September 12, 1992.
- Size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- September 11, 1992
- Contained
- September 12, 1992
- Cause
- Undetermined
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.233, -94.900.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,100 acres
- Discovered
- September 11, 1992, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 12, 1992, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Undetermined
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-1992TXTPR2157
Other large fires in Texas in 199210
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 9,000 | Sep 21, 1992 | |
| Smith Marsh Fire | 3,059 | Aug 25, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,471 | Oct 3, 1992 | |
| Gap Fire | 2,412 | Jul 1, 1992 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,090 | Nov 14, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,855 | Mar 14, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,573 | Oct 29, 1992 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,421 | Oct 3, 1992 | |
| Dippingvat Fire | 1,300 | Sep 9, 1992 | |
| Txpt Beach Fire | 1,089 | Jul 18, 1992 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.