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Cherry Wildfire

Possible damage: Fire

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High significance Active 100% contained Juab County, UT · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

This is a high-significance wildfires event affecting Juab, Utah, tracked from official feeds (NASA EONET). We update this page as the situation develops.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
34,252 acres
Containment
100%
Cause
Natural
Began
Status
Ongoing

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Affected area map

The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Juab, Utah), colored by its significance. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.

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Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 34,252 acres ±0 100% contained
  2. 34,252 acres ±0 100% contained
  3. 34,252 acres 100% contained

Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.

Latest updates

Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.

  1. Forecast discussion NWS SLC

    Area Forecast Discussion

    Monsoonal moisture will bring daily thunderstorm chances and heavy rain risk through early next week, with elevated overnight heat continuing through Tuesday morning.

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    000 FXUS65 KSLC 140359 AFDSLC

    Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 959 PM MDT Mon Jul 13 2026

    .KEY MESSAGES...

    - Overnight temperatures will remain elevated across the region, particularly across northern Utah, yielding continued heat health impacts through Tuesday morning.

    - Monsoonal moisture will become widespread across the area by Tuesday afternoon. The moisture will then remain in place through at least early next week, bringing a daily threat of showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding.

    - Temperatures will gradually become less warm through the week, with highs near seasonal normals for southern Utah and up to 5F above seasonal normals for northern portions of the area by the weekend.

    &&

    .DISCUSSION...High pressure is centered over the central United States this evening, putting Utah and southwest Wyoming under a southerly flow aloft. In this flow, monsoonal moisture continues to increase and spread northward across the area, with satellite deriver PWs in the 0.8 to 1.0 inch range common across all but northeastern portions of the area. Showers and thunderstorms developed earlier today,…

    Read the full discussion at NWS SLC ↗

  2. News ABC4 Utah

    Cherry, Iron fires near containment as crews battle blazes

    Read the full article at ABC4 Utah ↗

  3. News KUTV

    More than 70,000 acres burned near Eureka by Iron, Cherry Fires

    Read the full article at KUTV ↗

  4. News NewsNation

    Iron, Cherry fires combine to burn over 70,000 acres

    Read the full article at NewsNation ↗

Show 2 earlier updates
  1. The Salt Lake Tribune News

    New fires in Juab County merge, burning 20,000 acres and forcing evacuations

  2. FOX 13 News Utah News

    Cherry, Iron wildfires now over 71,000 acres combined; evacuations remain in place

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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