FLOYDADA, TX – Floyd County Judge Marty Lucke has issued a County-Wide Burn Ban with continued drought conditions and high winds expected this week.
The ban begins on Tuesday and will be in effect for seven days.
The National Weather Service in Lubbock issued the following Hazardous Weather Outlook on Monday afternoon.
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and the far Southern Texas Panhandle.
.DAY ONE…This afternoon and tonight.
Elevated fire weather conditions will affect the southwestern Panhandle and the western and southern sections of the South Plains through early this evening.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Tuesday through Sunday.
Dry air, combined with breezy to windy conditions, will result in elevated to critical fire weather throughout much of the coming week.
A high wind event, complete with blowing dust, wind gusts of 50 to 60+ mph, and extremely critical fire weather, is expected Friday.
In addition, sustained winds approaching 30 mph are expected to affect much of the South Plains Wednesday afternoon. The warm, dry, and breezy to windy conditions will create critical fire weather, and a Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the South Plains, southwest Texas Panhandle, and most of the Rolling Plains Wednesday afternoon and evening.
In addition to Wednesday and Friday, elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions may develop on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
