Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderJuab Co- Mammoth, Silver City, and EurekaJuab Co. Emergency Management: Maple Fire, EVACUATE NOW for Mammoth, Silver City, and Eureka issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderJuab Co- Mammoth, Silver City, and EurekaJuab Co. Emergency Management: Maple Fire, EVACUATE NOW for Mammoth, Silver City, and Eureka issued · alert expired
Historical record from FEMA IPAWS archive — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The Cherry fire in Juab, Utah, burned 34,252 acres before reaching full containment on June 26, 2026. Homes in the affected area faced fire damage risk during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 34,252 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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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 hazard type. 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.
Interactive affected-area map
Juab, Utah · ≈ 54 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed): order
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 34,252 acres ±0 100% contained
- 34,252 acres ±0 100% contained
- 34,252 acres ±0 100% contained
- 34,252 acres 100% contained
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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.
- Forecast discussion NWS SLC
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered afternoon thunderstorms with flash flood risk continue across central and southern Utah through the forecast period.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 429 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026
.KEY MESSAGES, Issued 1213 PM MDT Wed Jul 15 2026...
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop again across portions of central, southern, and northeast UT, along with southwest WY each afternoon through the forecast period as monsoonal moisture continues making its way north. Chances and coverage increase for northern UT starting Friday.
- The risk for flash flooding exists across the majority of the forecast area, highlighted by WPC with a Marginal Risk (1/4) of exceeding flash flood guidance, with a Slight Risk (2/4) starting Thursday and Friday for southwest UT.
- A Flood Watch is in effect for southern UT and portions of east- central UT Thursday afternoon and evening. This watch may be extended as more forecast guidance comes in.
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.DISCUSSION, Issued 1124 PM MDT Wed Jul 15 2026...
High pressure remains situated just east of Utah this evening. South to southwesterly flow over the area continues to bring monsoonal moisture in from the south. PWATs across most valleys with the exception of northeast Utah are now over 1.1 inche…
- News ABC4 Utah
Cherry, Iron fires near containment as crews battle blazes
- News FOX 13 News Utah
Cherry, Iron wildfires now over 71,000 acres combined; evacuations remain in place
- News KUTV
More than 70,000 acres burned near Eureka by Iron, Cherry Fires
Show 3 earlier updates
- NewsNation News
- The Salt Lake Tribune News
This Utah town was forced to flee — again — as a new fire exploded near the still-burning Iron Fire
- The Salt Lake Tribune News
New fires in Juab County merge, burning 20,000 acres and forcing evacuations
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.