March 5, 2015
WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect for Milam, Robertson, Lee, and Leon Counties from 12am to 12pm THURSDAY. After a strong afternoon cold front, brisk north winds -- 20-25mph -- will continue to drop temperature to / just above a freeze tonight. A rain chance could turn into a scattered, wintry mix between 6am and 10am Thursday. Little-to-no accumulation is expected -- however, caution is urged driving on bridges and overpasses.
Severe Weather Alert
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect for Milam, Robertson, Lee, and Leon Counties from 12am to 12pm THURSDAY. After a strong afternoon cold front, brisk north winds -- 20-25mph -- will continue to drop temperature to / just above a freeze tonight. A rain chance could turn into a scattered, wintry mix between 6am and 10am Thursday. Little-to-no accumulation is expected -- however, caution is urged driving on bridges and overpasses.
Dry Conditions Prompt Grimes County Burn Ban
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It's an indication of just how dry it is in the Brazos Valley. There were at least 3 separate grass fires Sunday afternoon.
The worst was in Grimes County at Stoneham where a trash fire got out of control and burned 20 acres which came very close to a home. Grimes County Commissioners will meet Monday to consider a burn ban, joining Brazos and Robertson Counties. Another Grimes County fire at Richards Sunday burned 4 acres.
Meanwhile, Brazos County Pct. 3 volunteer firefighters don't know what caused a grass fire off Harvey Weedon Road on Sunday. That fire got about 30 feet from a home. Some residents say they heard fireworks in the neighborhood earlier in the day.
