Thunderbolt Fire
The Thunderbolt Fire was reported on February 8, 2016 in Okaloosa County, Florida and burned 1,380 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,380 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 8, 2016
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 30.519, -86.726.
The incident
- Size
- 1,380 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 8, 2016 at 11:45 AM CST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Okaloosa County
- State
- Florida
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-FLEAQ-160001
- IRWIN identifier
- 7DBBEDAA-CE22-4AC1-BFA9-E786F46AD937
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wright, FL covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wright, FL7 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mary Esther, FL8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Ocean City, FL9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Walton Beach, FL9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lake Lorraine, FL11 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Eglin Air Force Base, FL11 miles east of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 11, 2016 at 4:51 PM CST. Identifier 2016-FLEAQ-160001.