NEWS
Elevated grass fire danger warning
GRASS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
351 PM CST THU DEC 29 2016
…ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS
OF NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY…
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE. WHILE SOME MOISTURE RETURN NORTHWARD WILL BE
POSSIBLE…FRIDAY AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN
BELOW 25 TO 30 PERCENT. VEGETATION ACROSS THE AREA REMAINS DORMANT
AND CONTINUES TO CURE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AS A
RESULT…THERE IS AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER THREAT ON FRIDAY.
EXTREME CARE IS URGED DURING ALL OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES WHERE THERE
IS A POTENTIAL FOR GRASS FIRES TO GET STARTED. AVOID OUTSIDE
BURNING AND WELDING. DO NOT TOSS LIT CIGARETTE BUTTS OUTSIDE.
REPORT WILD FIRES TO THE NEAREST FIRE DEPARTMENT OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICE QUICKLY.
Montague County EMC
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the budget was the primary topics for the Montague County Commissioners on Aug. 10, there were several other topics handled by the court.
Tax Assessor Collector Kathy Phillips presented the certification of value and rates for the 2026 taxes. The certified net values are $3,017,685,102 with rolling railroad stock at $15,954,716.
The county’s total taxable value is $3,033,639,818. Total appraised is $7,930,674,437, total assessed at $3,629,932,719 and total taxable value of new property at $93,632,505.
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