Wildfire danger increases in Panhandle, South Plains

The National Weather Service issued a ‘Critical Fire Danger” and “Red Flag Warning on Monday for the South Plains and southwestern Texas Panhandle along with a wind advisory. Castro County Emergency Management Director, Sheriff Sal Rivera, urged residents of the county to remember they are under a countywide burn ban and to report a fire immediately by calling 911 and giving the...

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