COUNTY LIFE
Storm sirens blare across county, storm damage light
The storm sirens rang out across Montague County Thursday evening as heavy storms created potential tornado conditions including a confirmed funnel in the Bellevue area.
Tornado watches went up early evening with the tornado warning issued shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday. Kirk Higgins, City of Bowie emergency management coordinator, said there definitely was a tornado in Bellevue as the stormchasers were streaming it.
“The weather service just after that said the radar doesn’t look good for our area so they issued the warning. Just a few minutes later one was issued for Nocona, so sirens were going off in both communities,” said the coordinator.
Higgins said there were no funnels confirmed in the Bowie area but the storm clouds looked prime for one to pull out at any time. In Nocona the fire department storm watchers reported a rotating wall cloud to the west of the city moving east, prompting its sirens.
Friday morning officials in the area communities reported no significant damage other than lots of broken tree limbs.
Nocona also had heavy rain ranging from 1.5 inches near downtown to 2.4 inches eight blocks away. Bowie got .06 of an inch in downtown.
Pictured above, this large tree received damage on West Cedar Street in Nocona Thursday night. (Photo by Suzanne Storey)
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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