Wimberley wildfire nearly contained after Hays County blaze

Another active wildfire is blazing in a small Central Texas town on Wednesday, March 5. The Hays County Office of Emergency Services is responding to and monitoring an active wildfire in Wimberley.

The fire is located at 3777 Longhorn Trail in the northwest Wimberley area. This comes after two wildfires erupted in Hays County following extreme winds and dusty conditions across the central and south Texas region on Tuesday, March 4. 

According to the Texas A&M Forest Service Incident Viewer, the Wimberley fire is currently 4 acres and 0% contained. A Hays County spokesperson told MySA that no evacuation orders have been issued yet and a burn ban has been issued in the county.

The department said in a Facebook post that evacuation notices will be sent through Warn Central Texas, if needed. Hays County OEM also warned the public to avoid the area as firefighters respond to the active scene. 

The National Weather Service issued a near-critical fire weather condition warning across south and central Texas until Wednesday afternoon.

NWS says the conditions are expected “due to dry air and occasionally gusty north winds.” A Rangeland Fire Danger Statement will remain in effect until 3 p.m. “for north winds of 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph and minimum relative humidity values of 15 to 25%.”