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Fire Weather Watches in Texas, 2016
111 fire weather watches in 2016. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of fire weather watches reaches back to 2005.
Fire Weather Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Fire Weather Watches
- 111
- Busiest month
- March39 fire weather watches
- Busiest day
- February 7, 20167 fire weather watches
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:35 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Gaines, Loving | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:49 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 11 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:11 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:45 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:31 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:52 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 41 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:52 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:50 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Loving, Midland and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:19 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SJT | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 18 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:07 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:53 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Kent, King, Lubbock and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:30 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Mills, Stephens, Young | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 7:37 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Foard, Knox | 8 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:23 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Val Verde | 8 hr |
| Feb 1, 5:43 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:14 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SJT | Brown, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:35 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:38 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, Kleberg, Nueces and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:38 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:59 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:29 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Comanche, Cooke, Coryell, Dallas and 27 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:00 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 22 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:04 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SJT | Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Haskell, Jones, San Saba and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:26 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EWX | Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:59 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:23 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:44 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Crosby and 12 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:17 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:49 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FWD | Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Stephens, Young | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:51 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Archer, Clay, Wichita | 8 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:22 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | SJT | Callahan, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Nolan, Shackelford and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:00 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso | 24 hr |
| Feb 22, 5:06 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | CRP | Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:08 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:18 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:50 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:32 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher | 13 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:23 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:35 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 34 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:12 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hockley, Lamb, Parmer | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:49 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 13 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:57 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Potter and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:57 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:02 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 37 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:40 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Hall and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:56 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Loving | 25 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:27 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 17 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:34 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 38 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:08 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Deaf Smith, Oldham, Potter, Randall | 25 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:16 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 22 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:43 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Hale, Hockley, Lamb and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:45 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Sherman | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:47 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 25 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 4:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 35 hr |
| Mar 20, 6:31 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:50 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:42 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 21, 6:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:39 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:07 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SJT | Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:35 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Jack, Mills, Montague and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:34 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 24, 8:39 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:50 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:33 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Crosby, Floyd and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:24 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:38 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 24 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:18 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:24 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 36 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:18 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Loving | 24 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:38 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:04 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:34 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | Baylor, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wilbarger | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:22 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 4, 2:48 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | SJT | Callahan, Coke, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:13 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso | 24 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:07 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| Apr 15, 2:31 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 9 hr | |
| Apr 23, 2:54 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 24 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:31 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Apr 25, 4:34 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Apr 25, 8:46 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:14 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 12 hr | |
| Apr 27, 2:36 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 25 hr | |
| Apr 28, 3:39 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Pecos and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:01 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| May 4, 8:23 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 24 hr |
| May 8, 3:36 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 24 hr |
| May 21, 2:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 13 hr | |
| May 22, 3:30 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 25 hr | |
| May 23, 4:00 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| May 23, 3:26 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 24 hr |
| May 24, 3:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| May 24, 2:27 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 38 hr | |
| May 30, 4:17 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| Oct 15, 3:59 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley and 10 more | 23 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:58 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Hartley, Oldham | 22 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:52 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Lipscomb, Moore and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:12 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 25 hr |
| Nov 16, 3:43 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher | 26 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:11 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | AMA | Armstrong, Carson, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley and 14 more | 35 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Oldham County17
- Dallam County16
- Deaf Smith County16
- Hartley County16
- Potter County16
- Randall County16
- El Paso County13
- Bailey County13
- Castro County13
- Lamb County13
- Parmer County13
- Moore County13
- Sherman County13
- Swisher County12
- Armstrong County12
- Carson County12
- Hansford County12
- Lipscomb County12
- Loving County11
- Hudspeth County11
- Cochran County11
- Andrews County11
- Baylor County11
- Foard County11
- Knox County11
- Ochiltree County11
- Gaines County10
- Hale County10
- Hockley County10
- Lubbock County10
- Lynn County10
- Hardeman County10
- Wilbarger County10
- Collingsworth County10
- Donley County10
- Gray County10
- Hemphill County10
- Hutchinson County10
- Roberts County10
- Wheeler County10
161 more counties
- Terry County9
- Yoakum County9
- Ward County9
- Winkler County9
- Briscoe County8
- Ector County7
- Crosby County7
- Floyd County7
- Crane County6
- Pecos County6
- Archer County6
- Garza County6
- Hall County6
- Dawson County5
- Midland County5
- Wichita County5
- Callahan County5
- Haskell County5
- Jones County5
- Shackelford County5
- Taylor County5
- Throckmorton County5
- Dickens County5
- Kent County5
- King County5
- Childress County5
- Motley County5
- Martin County4
- Glasscock County4
- Reagan County4
- Upton County4
- Brown County4
- Coleman County4
- Crockett County4
- Fisher County4
- Irion County4
- Nolan County4
- Tom Green County4
- Stonewall County4
- Eastland County4
- Stephens County4
- Young County4
- Brooks County4
- Cameron County4
- Hidalgo County4
- Kenedy County4
- Willacy County4
- Clay County4
- Cottle County4
- Terrell County3
- Coke County3
- Concho County3
- McCulloch County3
- Runnels County3
- San Saba County3
- Schleicher County3
- Sterling County3
- Borden County3
- Howard County3
- Mitchell County3
- Scurry County3
- Comanche County3
- Mills County3
- Jim Hogg County3
- Starr County3
- Zapata County3
- Kleberg County3
- Nueces County3
- Jack County3
- Montague County3
- Palo Pinto County3
- Kimble County2
- Mason County2
- Menard County2
- Sutton County2
- Blanco County2
- Burnet County2
- Llano County2
- Aransas County2
- Bee County2
- Calhoun County2
- Goliad County2
- Refugio County2
- San Patricio County2
- Victoria County2
- Erath County2
- Duval County2
- Jim Wells County2
- La Salle County2
- Live Oak County2
- McMullen County2
- Webb County2
- Edwards County1
- Kinney County1
- Maverick County1
- Val Verde County1
- Bandera County1
- Frio County1
- Gillespie County1
- Kendall County1
- Kerr County1
- Medina County1
- Real County1
- Uvalde County1
- Zavala County1
- Austin County1
- Brazoria County1
- Brazos County1
- Burleson County1
- Chambers County1
- Colorado County1
- Fort Bend County1
- Galveston County1
- Grimes County1
- Harris County1
- Houston County1
- Jackson County1
- Liberty County1
- Madison County1
- Matagorda County1
- Montgomery County1
- Polk County1
- San Jacinto County1
- Trinity County1
- Walker County1
- Waller County1
- Washington County1
- Wharton County1
- Bell County1
- Bosque County1
- Cooke County1
- Coryell County1
- Dallas County1
- Denton County1
- Ellis County1
- Falls County1
- Freestone County1
- Hamilton County1
- Hill County1
- Hood County1
- Johnson County1
- Lampasas County1
- Leon County1
- Limestone County1
- McLennan County1
- Milam County1
- Navarro County1
- Parker County1
- Robertson County1
- Somervell County1
- Tarrant County1
- Wise County1
- Bastrop County1
- Caldwell County1
- Fayette County1
- Gonzales County1
- Hays County1
- Lavaca County1
- Lee County1
- Travis County1
- Williamson County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.