Mississippi wildfires

Carroll- CR 62 Fire

ContainedCarroll County, Mississippi2026Wildfire

The Carroll- CR 62 Fire was reported on September 23, 2026 in Carroll County, Mississippi and burned 143 acres. It is 100 percent contained.

Size
143 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
September 23, 2026
Personnel
9

Map

No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 33.423, -89.806.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Winona

The incident

Size
143 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
September 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM CDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
6 Miles SW from Winona, MS
County
Carroll County
State
Mississippi
Protecting agency
FC
Land ownership at origin
Private
Personnel assigned
9
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
Primary fuel
Heavy Logging Slash
Estimated cost to date
$28,600
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-MSMSS-018661
IRWIN identifier
4B2B0D85-329D-4CFB-B64B-FA01562C4A5E

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 5 mph from the east
  • Relative humidity as low as 29%
  • High of 90°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Winona, MS

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over the fire’s origin in satellite imagery today (Mon, 7:00 AM CDT to Mon, 10:00 AM CDT).

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 1.3 µg/m³ around Wed, 5:00 AM CDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

Nearby

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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 September 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-MSMSS-018661.