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National Situational Awareness

The Highest-Level Picture Across the United States — active weather warnings, the largest wildfires, and open Red Cross shelters.

Updated 11:16 AM EST, November 8, 2026

National map of active weather warnings, wildfires, and open Red Cross shelters

Largest Active Wildfires

Wildfires 10+ acres from the National Interagency Fire Center (WFIGS), largest first.

OK

Ranger Road

Beaver County, Oklahoma · Active since Feb 17 (263 days)

Size283,283 ac
Contained100%

5 personnel · Undetermined cause

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OR

Second Flat

Harney County, Oregon · Active since Jul 24 (106 days)

Size105,854 ac
Contained100%

3 personnel · Natural cause

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CO

Aspen Acres

Custer County, Colorado · Active since Jun 29 (132 days)

Size102,007 ac
Contained96%

2 personnel · Human cause

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OR

GRASSHOPPER

Wasco County, Oregon · Active since Jul 24 (107 days)

Size93,972 ac
Contained98%

9 personnel · Natural cause

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OR

Hagen

Umatilla County, Oregon · Active since Jul 16 (114 days)

Size61,380 ac
Contained99%

1 personnel · Natural cause

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OR

0476 HOAG

Gilliam County, Oregon · Active since Jul 16 (114 days)

Size50,224 ac
Contained100%

24 personnel · Natural cause

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CO

Gold Mountain

Ouray County, Colorado · Active since Jun 27 (133 days)

Size39,747 ac
Contained92%

6 personnel · Undetermined cause

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UT

Snyder

Grand County, Utah · Active since Jun 27 (134 days)

Size30,202 ac
Contained100%

10 personnel · Natural cause

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CA

Timber

Monterey County, California · Active since Aug 9 (91 days)

Size25,350 ac
Contained100%

148 personnel · Undetermined cause

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OR

Jackass Butte

Harney County, Oregon · Active since Jul 25 (106 days)

Size24,724 ac
Contained100%

3 personnel · Natural cause

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TX

Star Lake

Jefferson County, Texas · Active since Sep 11 (57 days)

Size16,412 ac
Contained100%

9 personnel · Natural cause

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OR

Stubble

Harney County, Oregon · Active since Jul 23 (107 days)

Size15,673 ac
Contained100%

3 personnel · Natural cause

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Most Severe Active Warnings

Active National Weather Service warnings nationwide, limited to Extreme-severity and high-impact warning types.

Severe

Flash Flood Warning

Nueces, TX

Issued By NWS Corpus Christi TX · Ends 1:45 PM EST, Nov 8

Open Red Cross Shelters

Currently open shelters from the American Red Cross Open Shelters public feed.

No open Red Cross shelters reported nationwide right now.

Official NWS and NIFC products and the ARC Open Shelters feed govern. This national view collects what those sources have already published; open a division report for local detail.