The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a red flag warning for counties in north and central parts of Texas as ongoing extreme weather conditions have elevated the risk for wildfires in the area.
The warning will go into effect at 10 a.m. Tuesday and last until midnight Wednesday, the weather service said.
Critical fire danger expected Tuesday as winds increase and hot temps and low humidity continue. Be careful with activities that can start fires! Please do our local fire fighters a favor. They’d rather spend the afternoon with A/C.
#dfwwx #ctxwx pic.twitter.com/7IJ84moiQL— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) July 19, 2022
The weather service said any activities that could start a wildfire should be avoided and burning of any kind is strongly discouraged. Many counties in North Texas have burn bans in effect.
The counties under the red flag warning include 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 and Robertson.
