March Brings Elevated Fire Weather Risks To Texas Panhandle Region

January and February in the Texas panhandle have been intense months weather-wise. They've been a rollercoaster ride of record-breaking highs and lows and even snowfall. March is getting started with a whole different set of concerns.

March 2025 Kicks Off With Elevated Fire Weather Risks

The Texas panhandle is no stranger to wildfires. Dry conditions and strong winds make the persistent threat of wildfire something that many keep at the front of their mind, even more so considering the Smokehouse Creek Fire was just a year ago.

The National Weather Service issued a forecast for the next several days, and unfortunately, part of that forecast was the risk for elevated fire weather conditions. This isn't the way any of us wants to start the third month of 2025.

According to the information put out by the National Weather Service Amarillo, Sunday, March 2, through Tuesday, March 4, will see elevated risks for fire weather.

What Not To Do While Risk Of Fire Weather Is High In The Texas Panhandle

The Texas Department of Transportation in Amarillo took to social media to not only share the information released by the National Weather Service Amarillo, but to also remind everyone of what NOT to do while the risk of fire weather is elevated.

• Don't park or drive in tall grass. It could start a fire.
• Make sure the chains on your trailer aren't dragging the ground. They could spark, and that could start a fire.
• Pay attention to burn bans and follow them.

Something I didn't think about, but they included in their warning, is underinflated tires. Underinflated tires or "tire failure" can actually lead to a wildfire. Your rims could spark if they come into contact with the pavement, and a spark is all it could take for a wildfire to begin.

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Over the next several days it's important that we all stay mindful and aware. Hopefully, we'll start seeing rain in the forecast. Lord knows we always need it.