LIGHTNING14 Fire
The LIGHTNING14 Fire was reported on April 14, 2018 in Kenedy County, Texas and burned 4,517 acres. It was declared out on April 19, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,517 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2018
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 27.220, -97.370.
The incident
- Size
- 4,517 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 14, 2018 at 11:20 AM CDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2018 at 5:00 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 19, 2018 at 11:59 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Approx 1.5 miles north of Yarborough, Padre Island, Texas
- County
- Kenedy County
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,500
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-TXPAP-001803
- IRWIN identifier
- F6D9F081-0FAC-4301-B802-7D42E5254D26
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sarita, TX covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sarita, TX26 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Ricardo, TX33 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Kingsville, TX36 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Bishop, TX36 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Corpus Christi, TX40 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Robstown, TX43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Texas wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 2, 2018 at 5:17 PM CDT. Identifier 2018-TXPAP-001803.