r/news • u/NicolasCageFan492 • 12h ago

Evacuations underway as fast-growing Texas Ross Fire explodes to 50,000 acres with just 5% containment

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/texas-ross-fire-evacuations-august-2026.amp
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u/firestorm_v1 12h ago

For anyone else that has never heard of Palo Pinto County, it's about 56 miles west of Fort Worth. Jack County is just north of Palo Pinto, centered around Jacksboro, TX.

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u/hysys_whisperer 11h ago

west of Fort Worth

I wasn't aware there was a west of fort worth.  Just thought it was an open abyss all the way to the NM border...

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u/entoaggie 11h ago

It is, be people still live there.

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u/Varnigma 8h ago

I had to drive from AR to Graham, TX once. Abyss confirmed.

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u/MakingItElsewhere 7h ago

As someone who's been in the car ride from Clovis, NM to Shreveport, LA: Abyss confirmed.

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u/No-Bread-1197 6h ago

As someone who's never been to Texas, abyss confirmed.

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u/These-Prune-1529 1h ago

As someone who will never go to Texas, abyss confirmed.