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WWUS84 KCRP 012224
SPSCRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
424 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

TXZ229>234-239>247-022200-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...TILDEN...
GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE...GOLIAD...
VICTORIA...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO...
ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...
PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...
MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA...
PORT O'CONNOR...SEADRIFT
424 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

...HIGH RISK OF ACCIDENTAL FIRES CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...

THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER RECENT WEEKS COMBINED WITH
ONGOING RAINFALL DEFICITS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE RESULTED
IN SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS.
WITH THE VERY DRY AND DORMANT VEGETATION ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THE FIRE
DANGER WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEVATED.

IT IS COMMON UNDER SUCH DRY CONDITIONS FOR ACCIDENTAL FIRES TO
START FROM FIREWORKS...MACHINERY AND MOTOR VEHICLES. DO NOT ALLOW
RUNNING CARS TO SIT OVER GRASSY AREAS FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. DO
NOT THROW CIGARETTES ONTO THE GROUND. BURNING TRASH OR OLD
CHRISTMAS TREES IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS DURING THIS TIME OF DROUGHT.

RESIDENTS IN CORPUS CHRISTI...LAREDO...AND VICTORIA ARE REMINDED
THAT FIREWORKS ARE BANNED WITHIN CITY LIMITS. ALSO...THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES IN SOUTH TEXAS HAVE ESTABLISHED AERIAL FIREWORK RESTRICTIONS...
GOLIAD...BEE...LIVE OAK...REFUGIO...NUECES...JIM WELLS...AND LA SALLE

IF A BURN BAN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR YOUR COUNTY DO NOT CONDUCT ANY
OUTDOOR BURNING. BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING SOUTH
TEXAS COUNTIES...VICTORIA...GOLIAD...BEE...LIVE OAK...JIM WELLS...
DUVAL...AND LA SALLE.

FINALLY...IF A WILDFIRE DEVELOPS AND ESCAPES AN INITIAL ATTACK...
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY FOR A SAFE ZONE. LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DEMAND MANDATORY EVACUATION
WITHIN TEXAS.

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