Temple Storms Blamed For Multiple Fire Emergencies, New Storms Brewing

Temple, Texas was hit with some severe weather early on Memorial Day, and while the two inches of rain is always welcome in Central Texas, those storms are being blamed for multiple fire emergencies that require a vast response from Temple first responders today.

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We often brace for hail damage and high wind destruction during severe weather, but fire remains a consistent threat because even though there is water falling from the sky, the winds can aid a lightening strike that is capable of igniting various materials that are severely vulnerable from those long dry periods we go without water. According to this KCEN article, that is what caused two structure fires today.

Central Texas Storms: Temple Faces Fire Calls After Memorial Day Rain

Often times, we are forced to accept the bad that accompanies the good when it comes to storms because we are almost always needing more rain, and the heavy downpours not only come with increased chances for flash flooding, also the previously mentioned hail, and in the worst of times, tornadic activity.

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Almost exactly a year ago we had a once in a lifetime weather event as two tornadoes touched down in Temple. Even if the probability predicts that should never be an experience we have to live through again, I can tell you as someone who did not even get hit by the tornadoes, just the severe winds and rain that accompanied it, our family is still recovering.

Staying prepared and aware is always most important because storms do not always pick the high visibility time during the day.