NEWS
Red Flag warning continues through Saturday
MONTAGUE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT –
Fire Weather Warning
Effective: 01:01 PM CDT on 08/03/2023
Expires: 01:00 AM CDT on 08/05/2023
Alert: The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Red Flag Warning for hot temperatures and low humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM Friday to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * AFFECTED AREA…Along and west of the I-35 corridor. * TIMING…Today and Saturday Afternoon and Evening. * WINDS…South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY…15 to 25 percent. * TEMPERATURES…Ranging from 103 to 108. * IMPACTS…Rapid ignition and spread of wildfires is possible due to persistent hot and dry conditions.
Instructions: A Red Flag Warning means that extreme fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry vegetation can contribute to extreme fire behavior. Avoid all outside burning and welding today. Do not toss lit cigarette butts outside. Report wild fires to the nearest fire department or law enforcement office.
Target Area: Montague; Cooke; Young; Jack; Wise; Denton; Stephens; Palo Pinto; Parker; Tarrant; Eastland; Erath; Hood; Somervell; Johnson; Comanche; Mills; Hamilton; Bosque; Hill; Lampasas; Coryell; Bell; McLennan
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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