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“I issued a disaster declaration today to ensure critical fire response resources are swiftly deployed to areas in the Texas Panhandle being impacted by devastating wildfires,” Gov. Greg ...
Feb. 27—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a disaster declaration for 60 Texas counties in response to widespread wildfire activity throughout the state. Additional counties may ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott updated the state's disaster declaration on Thursday to include six additional counties on Thursday following deadly severe weather on Wednesday evening, bringing the total ...
The weather conditions over Texas at the time were highly conducive to the spread of fires, with unusually warm temperatures and gusty conditions prevailing over the region. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The area scorched by the fire grew rapidly to 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 200,000 ha) within 24 hours of ignition as strong winds fanned the flames eastward.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire is the second-largest in Texas history, prompting Greg Abbott to declare a wildfire disaster. Here's what we know. Massive Texas panhandle wildfires prompt Gov. Abbott's ...
On May 25, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency for 24 counties as a result of the ongoing disaster, and called the floods the biggest in Texas history. [28] [29] On May 26, President Barack Obama announced federal resources to help affected areas in Texas, and signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma.
One of the strongest storms of the day spun up a tornado near Temple, Texas, located 60 miles north of Austin Disaster declaration issued in Temple, Texas, after tornado Skip to main content
In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott placed 51 counties under disaster declarations in advance of Alberto. [22] The governor activated three Texas National Guard platoons, consisting of 40 members, 20 vehicles, and Chinook helicopters. [23] Classes and camps at Del Mar College were cancelled, as well as summer classes in Alice and Orange Grove. [24]