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The Mason County Commissioners Court issued a 90-day burn ban on Monday in response to the heightened risk. The entire county is shaded in the “extreme” risk category according to the Texas A ...
Here’s how burn bans are decided in Tarrant County, Texas. The Keetch-Byram Drought Index measures daily water content, precipitation, and soil moisture measurements. The index ranks ...
Four Austin-area counties are under burn bans due to weather. The extreme heat could last through the rest of summer or longer, meteorologist says. 4 Central Texas counties under burn bans; NWS ...
Dangerous drought conditions have prompted Lower Shore counties to issue burn bans, with Wicomico County issuing fines for violators. ... The Drought Monitor summary map identifies general areas ...
The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma.. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [1] becoming the second largest fire in US history dating back to 1988.
Summer 2023 was among the driest on record causing drought conditions to spread — threatening crops and forcing burn bans in 215 Texas counties. 150 Texas counties have USDA disaster labels due ...
Heavy rains in late March promised at least temporary relief to the affected areas. Governor Henry lifted the burn ban (which had been instated in November) throughout Oklahoma on March 22, but reinstated it for most counties only five days later, on March 27. [9] Much of Texas was also placed under a burn ban.
Citing an increased fire danger in the coming week, the court's decision will keep unincorporated areas in the county under a burn ban until Oct. 26.