Burn severity · McDowell County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in McDowell County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 332 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 343 |
| Low | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Moderate low | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Moderate high | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| High | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Assessed acres in McDowell County | 405 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 417 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in McDowell County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumping Branch Fire | 420 | 417 | 343 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 1 | 420 |
| Offered to assessment | 1 | 420 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 1 | 420 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside McDowell County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in McDowell County | 1 | 417 |
| Assessed acres outside McDowell County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 417 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 11:39 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 11:39 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for NC. 30 m cells.