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City of Ballinger, Texas Emergency Alert System
Wednesday January 18th, 2023 :: 03:09 a.m. CST

Alert

Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a Red Flag Warning for low relative humidities, strong west winds, and high fire danger, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM CST this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* WINDS...West 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 percent.

* FUELS...DRY.

* IMPACTS... ANY WILDFIRES THAT DEVELOP COULD BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FISHER ... NOLAN ... STERLING ... COKE ... RUNNELS ... IRION ... TOM GREEN ... CONCHO ... CROCKETT ... SCHLEICHER ... SUTTON ... HASKELL ... THROCKMORTON ... JONES ... SHACKELFORD ... TAYLOR ... CALLAHAN ... COLEMAN ... BROWN ... MCCULLOCH ... SAN SABA ... MENARD ... KIMBLE ... MASON

Instructions:

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will occur shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels will contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Address/Location
City of Ballinger, Texas Emergency Alert System
700 Railroad Ave
Ballinger, TX 76821

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 325-365-3511

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Red Flag Warning

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