Just heard from a friend on Facebook who lives in Bastrop.
“At my son’s house. We think we lost everything. Had no time to get much.” Other friend of hers talked about being evacuated from Tahitian.
Fervent prayers for all in harm’s way tonight in my beloved state!
God help everyone in the path of this inferno!
Did the fires start today? Last night? I understand the wind has been vicious, and the fires are the next thing to one of those CA wildfires they sometimes get.
But you guys have a lot more tinder (dried out plants) than them, because you're not really a desert, you've just been in a drought?
Merde. Just looked up the forecast for tomorrow.
Cooler, thank God, but the winds persist. Firefighters' bane.
Prayers continuing: can you borrow firefighting capacity from other areas (Vermont) which have been flooded?
Keep everyone informed, not just on the Texas state message board...