The Robertson Fire occurred in Stephens County and burned 1618 acres in the middle of the month.
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The Robertson Fire occurred in Stephens County and burned 1618 acres in the middle of the month.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 12, 12:09 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 109 PM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Tuesday/ Remnant showers and thunderstorms from this morning's Oklahoma complex remain north of the Red River this afternoon. Associated cloud cover will keep our northeast counties a few degrees cooler than the rest of the forecast area. Hot, dry, and mostly sunny conditions will prevail through the week with widespread afternoon highs in the 97-103 degree range expected today and Tuesday. Heat indices will approach Heat Advisory criteria in a few locations across North and Central Texas today, but more widespread criteria conditions (air temperature 103 or greater and/or heat index 105 or greater) are expected Tuesday and through the rest of the week. Little relief from the heat is expected during the overnight period with warm lows in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Stay cool out there! Langfeld && .LONG TERM... /Issued 242 AM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024/ /Tuesday through Next Weekend/ The long term forecast continues to feature the intense heat across the region. Not only we will see widespread triple digit temperatures but also afternoon heat indices in the 102-110 range. We know we might sound like a broken record when we say it is going to be hot again, but it is important to remind folks to stay safe during the intense/dangerous heat. Avoid prolonged time spent outdoors during the hottest part of the day and stay hydrated! Don't forget to check on family and friends, and be able to recognize the symptoms of heat illness. Visit weather.gov/heat for more resources. The mid-upper level ridge will be in control of the pattern keeping much of the area precipitation free for the next 7 days. Unfortunately, models continue to trend towards a drier forecast Thursday night into Friday with rain chances around 10 percent. At this time, only the GFS/GEFS give us low rain chances as a weak front approaches from the west. The bulk of the guidance keeps the rain/storms outside of our area to the north and west. Looking ahead...the hot conditions will continue over the weekend and possibly the following week. Sanchez && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /18Z TAFs/ VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period at all North and Central Texas terminals. Southerly winds at 10-15 kts with occasional gusts up to 20 kts will continue through the TAF period as well. Langfeld && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 99 81 100 81 100 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 99 78 99 77 99 / 0 0 5 0 0 Paris 93 76 98 77 99 / 20 5 5 0 0 Denton 100 79 101 78 101 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 99 79 100 80 100 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 101 81 102 81 102 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 98 77 100 77 99 / 0 0 5 0 0 Corsicana 99 79 99 78 99 / 0 0 5 0 0 Temple 99 77 99 76 99 / 0 0 5 0 0 Mineral Wells 101 77 101 77 102 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 244 AM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-130745- Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin- Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas- Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell- Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro- Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone- Leon-Milam-Robertson- 244 AM CDT Mon Aug 12 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Hot conditions will return today with highs in the upper 90s to near 104. Some locations may see heat indices between 105-107. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Widespread triple digit temperatures will persist this week with heat indices in the 100-110 range. Make sure to practice heat safety by staying hydrated and limiting the time spent outdoors. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Robertson Fire burned 1618 acres in an area north-northeast of Breckenridge.
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