burn bans

Outdoor burning is now illegal in some East Texas counties.

Lack of rainfall over the past month or so has driven several East Texas counties to issue burn bans

With summer's grip still holding on to East Texas and not much rain chances in the forecast, more and more East Texas counties are enacting burn bans.

Summer still has a strong hold on East Texas and with no rain in the immediate forecast, more counties are enacting burn bans.

The lack of rainfall combined with high temperatures has lead to burn bans being issued in some East Texas counties.

Despite much needed rain, only one of four East Texas counties has lifted its burn ban.

Just because the temperatures have cooled, doesn't mean that the fire danger goes away. Three counties have issued burn bans, so far, in East Texas.

Looking around East Texas you can tell it's been quite a while since some areas have seen a decent amount of rainfall to sustain green vegetation. Seeing how the land in parts of the state are so dry, some county commissioners and courts have issued temporary burn bans for their counties.

Last week portions of East Texas received some much needed rain after a dry and hot July and first half of August. Prior to the cool front and rain, pretty much all of East Texas was under a burn ban except for a few far northern counties.

Franklin and Wood counties are the latest East Texas counties to have enacted burn bans on them.

Well, the rain East Texas received earlier this year wasn't enough to hold off burn bans for some East Texas counties.

Our lawns, pastures and open lands are in a desperate need of rain right now. Parts of East Texas welcomed the rain yesterday, thanks to a weak cold front that passed through the area, but the little rain that fell didn't really help out the drought condition many parts of East Texas are facing.