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Hays County still under burn ban, despite rainfall
Hays County, Kyle, News, Wimberley
megan.wehring, on August 31, 2022
Hays County still under burn ban, despite rainfall

By Megan Wehring 

HAYS COUNTY – While residents have seen some recent rainfall, Hays County is still under a burn ban. 

More than half of the state of Texas is under a burn ban, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service Burn Ban Web Map. Out of a total of 254 counties in Texas, 153 are under a burn ban and 101 are not. 

Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) map

As of Aug. 29, Hays County has a Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) of 669.42 compared to 752.90 on Aug. 12. KBDI is an index used ...

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