Burn bans, drying stock tanks in West Central Texas
10/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Brown County, TX
Burnet County, TX
Callahan County, TX
Coke County, TX
Coleman County, TX
Concho County, TX
Fisher County, TX
Irion County, TX
Jones County, TX
Lampasas County, TX
Llano County, TX
Mason County, TX
McCulloch County, TX
Menard County, TX
Mills County, TX
Nolan County, TX
Runnels County, TX
San Saba County, TX
Schleicher County, TX
Shackelford County, TX
Sterling County, TX
Taylor County, TX
Tom Green County, TX
Start Date: 9/17/2019
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Soil moisture and pastures in West Central Texas deteriorated amid hot, dry conditions. Much of the district remained under burn bans as the fire danger was high. Poor grazing conditions meant that livestock were receiving hay and protein.
The Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Oct. 1, 2019
Most West Central Texas counties had burn bans in effect, due to the dry conditions. Stock tanks were dropping and small ones were nearly dry.
The Bryan-College Station Eagle (Texas), Sept. 17, 2019 and Sept. 24, 2019
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