GREENVILLE —
The autumn season is about to begin with several areas of Hunt County under severe drought conditions, and with no rain in the forecast.
The precipitation which fell last weekend eased the fire danger level for a time, but did little to reduce the dryness in the county’s soil, especially along the Hunt/Collin county line.
Hunt County is not currently under a ban on outdoor burning and was reported by the Texas Forest Service to be under “moderate” fire danger conditions Thursday.
The Keetch-Byram Drought Index measures soil moisture. A reading of 800 is the highest on the scale, meaning that it would take eight or more inches of rainfall to bring the soil to saturation.
As of Thursday, the county’s readings under the index ranged from 516 to 728, with an average across the county of 660.
The lowest readings were primarily in the center of Hunt County, while the highest ranged in a swath along the western edge of the county, including Caddo Mills, as well as along portions of the southern and southeastern ends of Hunt County.
Fall is scheduled to officially start at 9:49 a.m. Saturday. The National Weather Service forecast is calling for sunny skies and warm, but not hot, temperatures, with no rain, through at least Wednesday of next week.
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