Power Outage in Falfurrias, TX

Wildfire. The King Fire burned thousands of acres across Brooks County near Encino. A power line was found to the cause of the fire, which ignited during the mid afternoon of March 17th and exploded to more than 10,000 acres in just a few hours (late afternoon), then continued until March 20th, when it was 100% contained. The fire consumed 11,728 acres and 1 residential building. Several other buildings were affected, but were not damaged. Damage value listed is an estimate.

March 17, 2021

Thunderstorm Wind. Falfurrias Police Department reported downed power lines in Falfurrias. Nearby observations from Hebbronville and Alice showed gusts with the storms to be near 30 mph, but it was likely that stronger gusts caused the damage in this case.

May 06, 2019

A perfect storm of atmospheric and surface conditions led to the development of very dangerous fire weather conditions on January 22nd. First, two nights of subfreezing temperatures combined with very dry air on January 7th and 8th cured fine fuels (mainly grasses and brush) across the South Texas Brush Country. Second, a heat spike on January 21st brought mid to upper 90s temperatures and afternoon humidity below 10 percent in some areas. Finally, a front surged across Deep South Texas early on the 22nd, followed by wind gusts up to 50 mph, humidity crashing below 10 percent, and temperatures still warming into the 80s. A downed power line sparked a fire near the Hopper Ranch in western Brooks County, which soon grew to 8,000 acres.

January 22, 2017

Wildfire. An wildfire, sparked by a downed power line possibly due to 50 mph wind gusts, grew explosively to 8,000 acres in just a few hours - driven by continued 40 to 45 mph wind gusts, relative humidity crashing below 10 percent, warm temperatures into the 80s, and recently cured fine and moderate fuels (grass and brush). Multiple fire fighting units from the Rio Grande Valley to the South Texas Brush Country and Coastal Bend fought the fire, which was controlled and contained during the 24 hours that followed as lighter winds and higher humidity arrived. There were no reports of structure damage and other damage estimates were unknown as of late March.

January 22, 2017

Thunderstorm Wind. Brooks County Sheriffs Office reported power poles bent over along County Road 229 and Highway 285.

May 11, 2015

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@davidcsalinas1 - February 17, 2021 20:32

This whole power outage shit is annoying it’s getting Hott!

@__gabriellaaa_ - July 26, 2020 04:55