And another busy day for firefighters
across North Texas as at least
three cities battle fires.
At least one believed
to be intentionally set.
Our crusade is in Rendon,
a town in southern Tarrant County,
just West of Mansfield,
where homeowners are getting
a better look at damage from
one of those fires, Chris.
Adjar, here in Rendon there were three
homes destroyed in this fire yesterday
here at the site of one of them
we're still seeing some smoldering,
even a flame popping up right now.
Just these hot spots.
This type of scene,
the black scorched earth and the rubble.
A scene we've seen a lot of
across our area recently and we
could continue to see it until
we get some significant rainfall.
Ironically enough,
the fire here in Rendon started as
a house fire in someone's kitchen
before it burned through that.
House and on to the extremely dry grass.
From there it quickly spread
to other homes altogether.
3 destroyed and five were damaged.
The fire was out overnight,
but we did see some firefighters
out putting the occasional flame
out like what we just pointed
out it would reignite in the
debris occasionally this morning.
Over on the other side of the Metroplex,
though in Ferris,
Texas 2 fires started in two different ways.
We got these pictures from the city of Paris.
The first fire started because
of someone sawing steel.
Obviously,
an activity that can generate a lot
of sparks that can turn the turf
fire shortly after that one started
a second one started at a home
where someone was burning trash.
Both those fires stopped without
anyone being hurt,
and in Fort Worth the fire department.
There also dealt with two fires.
The first on Angle Ave last night.
The department believes that was
started by someone intentionally
setting the grass on fire and then
overnight there was a fire in a
garage of the goodness project.
It was put out before firefighters arrived.
The goodness project is an
organization that helps families
in need of disaster relief,
which so many do need right now.
Because of these fires and the
firefighters continue to urge
everyone to be extremely careful with
anything you're doing outdoors that
might cause even the slightest spark
that can cause something like this.
A huge fire. Also remember.
Any and all outdoor burning
not allowed right now.
And also we heard yesterday that
they're urging people to keep
their grass cut short if they can,
because that can certainly help in
preventing these small sparks from
becoming big fires that can do this
type of damage to share back to you
all right, Chris?
Appreciate that update.
I'm joined by meteorologist Mario
Ruiz and Mariel this situation.
It just isn't getting any better.
And now we're even starting off
talking about a heat advisory.
Yes, that heat advisory in place all
day today, and it's because we're
expected to spend several hours.
Of the triple digit, mark it, and that's
been the case the last several days.
Let's go ahead and take a look.
Not all of North Texas, but a good
portion of it under that heat advisory.
And this does include Dallas, Tarrant,
Collin, Rockwall and Denton counties.
This is going to be in place
until 9:00 this evening.
We may very well see this get extended an
additional day and this heat advisory again.
It's because we're spending several hours
in the triple digits with temperatures
of 103 or higher plus the heat index.
Up to 105 right now.
It's 92 degrees out on average.
Our high temperature this time
of the year is 97.
We will be well above that.
It feels like 94 out.
The humidity is elevated this morning,
but it's not so much elevated during
the afternoon hours to the low.
Humidity unfortunately,
is what adds to that fire danger.
This is how the day plays out.
95 around noon,
97 degrees by one 100 degrees.
At three and look at how long the
triple digits last by 5 we're
expected to be close to about 103,
and by around 7:00 we're still
at 100 degrees.
The Sun doesn't set until after 8,
and that's when we truly start
to cool down ever so slightly.
I mean,
mornings are starting off in
the 80s these days, so again,
a combination of the hot temperatures,
the dry fuels that are in place.
Keep in mind we've been dry for
weeks now that ongoing drought
and that gusty South wind all work
together to keep our fire danger.
Elevated we do have some small rain
chances in the forecast for Friday,
Saturday and maybe even lingering
into Sunday. This could help us out.
It's not going to be a lot,
but it's something and it may drop us
into the double digits with our highs.
But after that I mean those triple digits.
There's no end insight.
We'll talk about the rain chances here
coming up though in a few moments to Shara.
OK,
marielle. Thank you.