National Weather Service issues grass fire danger statement for many East Texas counties

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – The Nationwide Climate Service issued a grass fireplace hazard assertion on Sunday morning, in response to the Mount Nice Hearth Division.

The counties affected embrace Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Pink River, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Upshur and Wooden.

The Van Zandt County Hearth Marshal shared an identical NWS grass fireplace hazard assertion Saturday for a number of different counties: Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Eastland, Hopkins, Hunt, Jack, Kaufman, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rains, Rockwall, Stephens, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Sensible.

That assertion famous the chance close to and north of I-20, in addition to close to and west of US 281, had been elevated to close important fireplace risk.

The NWS urges excessive care throughout all outdoors actions the place there’s a potential for grass fires to get began. “Keep away from outdoors burning and welding. Don’t toss lit cigarette butts outdoors. Report wildfires to the closest fireplace division or regulation enforcement workplace rapidly.”

The Texas A&M Forest Service has additionally issued a threat map that mirrors these warnings:

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