• Fire Warning for Lipscomb County, Texas
  • Fire Warning issued March 16 at 3:08PM CDT by NWS
  • Effective: Friday, March 16, 2018 at 8:57 a.m.
  • Expires: Friday, March 16, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

  • THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
    LIPSCOMB COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
    A FIRE WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF FOLLETT, TX AND BURNING TOWARDS
    THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST. LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE REQUESTED AN
    EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS IN FOLLETT, TX SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 15. THOSE
    EVACUATING ARE REQUESTED TO HEAD TOWARD NORTH FOLLETT, WITH
    DIRECTIONS PROVIDED BY LOCAL POLICE AND SHERIFFS. SHELTERS ARE NOT
    SET UP AT THIS TIME WITH FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LOCAL
    OFFICIALS.
    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
    FOLLOW SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS.
    HEED ANY EVACUATION ORDERS AND FOLLOW ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.