10:35 p.m. CDT June 24, 2022
The Dempsey Hearth 6 miles west of Mineral Wells, Texas was extraordinarily lively Friday afternoon, rising to roughly 6,500 acres because the temperature soared to 106 levels. The Texas Forest Service reported it ran to the north and northwest, leaping the Brazos River and FM Highway.
Engines have been engaged in construction safety as dozers assemble line alongside the flanks of the hearth. Plane are aiding firefighters by cooling the top and flanks, slowing the speed of unfold and shopping for time for the bottom crews. Evacuations are in impact south of Grassy Ridge Highway.
After 2 p.m. Friday the wind on the Mineral Wells Airport was out of the south and southeast at 10 to 18 mph gusting at 20 to 30 whereas the relative humidity was 17 %. The spot climate forecast for Friday night time requires 7 to 12 mph winds out of the south and southeast with the humidity rising to 50 % by daybreak. On Saturday the wind will probably be from the south at 10 to fifteen mph with 18 % relative humidity and a excessive temperature of 105. These climate circumstances will favor the continued unfold of the hearth to the north and northwest .
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