September 5, 201114 yr statesman Austin Statesman Latest updates: 476 homes destroyed in Bastrop, fire on Texas 71; Steiner Ranch still closed. bit.ly/pCVftB #centraltxfires 2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply txstormchasers Texas Storm Chasers EVACUATION ORDER: Southwest Gregg County in East Texas. Shelter at Maud Cobb Convention Center in Longview. #centraltxfires #txfire 19 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply statesman Austin Statesman Officials also asking to keep 620 clear. Fire 25 percent contained. Steiner Ranch residents not being allowed back in yet. #centraltxfires 22 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply txstormchasers Texas Storm Chasers FORT HOOD FIRE: The Fort Hood Fire become a problem again with smoke visible on satellite. Anyone got info? #centraltxfires #txfire 25 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply robquig Robert Quigley In Austin, you can look east and west and see huge plumes of smoke on the horizon. Follow @statesman for updates. #centraltxfires 27 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply SheltonG_KVUE Shelton Green New #centraltxfires info, #Bastrop estimates, 25,000 acres, 400+homes destroyed, new fire at Union Chapel twitpic.com/6gmgv8 50 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply
September 5, 201114 yr Author Bastrop is about 20-30 miles east/northeast of Austin. Think from Bolingbrook to the Cell. There was also a fire in Pflugerville, just north of Austin. Steiner Ranch is a subdivision west of Austin. Bastrop, including it's gorgeous state park, is on fire to the east, as previously mentioned. Half of the State Park is already gone. Today there was a wildfire north of San Antonio in the Stone Oak area. Some apts are being evac. Twitter: follow #centraltxfires , #txfires, Facebook: follow Texas Storm Chasers Newspaper: www.statesman.com (Austin American Statesman)
September 5, 201114 yr Author http://aviationweather.gov/adds/satellite/...g&itype=vis Radar image from space showing the smoke plume. Bastrop is the one in the middle/right part of Texas.
September 5, 201114 yr Bastrop State Park is one of my favorites. The Lost Pines Scout Camp is also in that neighborhood. I haven't heard if it is threatened.
September 6, 201114 yr man, the wind was so bad that it actually blew the fire across the freeway to the other side..
September 6, 201114 yr Some of the video I've been watching is frightening. I was talking last night with a friend in Georgetown and they have not had a decent rain since September 2010.
September 6, 201114 yr QUOTE (Papa Tru @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 11:31 AM) man, the wind was so bad that it actually blew the fire across the freeway to the other side.. That's quite common.
September 7, 201114 yr Author During the summer, we had about two days of rain. That's it. 80 + straight 100 degree days...in August it was not uncommon to see 105 degrees on my thermometer here in San Marcos. Latest and the not-so-greatest: Bastrop alone - 34K acres gone, 550 homes gone, Bastrop State Park is 2/3 gone. Here is the first definitive graphic that will show you just how bad it is. Note the closeness from Austin to Bastrop. The massive wildfire in Bastrop County has burned around 34,000 acres, destroyed an estimated 550 homes and forced 20 neighborhoods to evacuate, officials said. A second fire called the “Union Chapel Fire” has burned approximately 800 acres and destroyed 27 homes, officials said. Crews have made some progress in containing both fires, and firefighters have saved “a number of structures,” said Mike Fisher, the county’s emergency management coordinator. The Union Chapel fire is 15 percent contained “at best,” Fisher said. The larger fire has also been somewhat contained, Fisher said, but he couldn’t say how much. http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/sha..._respondin.html This link will take you to a Google Map to show you where the fires are occuring in Texas.
September 7, 201114 yr Author Just how fast is the fire spreading in Bastrop? Edited September 7, 201114 yr by OilCan
September 7, 201114 yr I live in Katy and its smokey and smells like barbecue and we are nowhere near the fire..
September 7, 201114 yr Author Texsox, no I'm not, however I live about five/six blocks away from the University's Stadium(s) and such. I'm off of Hwy 80/Cheatham St, which Cheatham goes to the San Marcos River. The University is just blocks away from where I live in SM. Edited September 7, 201114 yr by OilCan
September 7, 201114 yr My son is attending Texas State and my girlfriend's son and future daughter-in-law just completed grad school there. I love that town.
September 9, 201114 yr Author Cool, I probably saw him/them floating down the river this summer. Update on the big fire in Bastrop: TylerS_KVUE Tyler Sieswerda Not great news from Bastrop fire update. Very active fire this afternoon. Approx 1500 structures burned. 30% contained. 5 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply
September 10, 201114 yr I heard today that the DC-10 wasn't going to be helping with the Bastrop fire. It was basically now in limited areas that needed boots on the ground with hoses and shovels.
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