Year’s 1st burn ban in effect

by GLORIA JENNINGS
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The KBDI attempts to measure the amount of precipitation needed to bring the top eight inches of soil back to saturation. A value of zero represents complete soil saturation or no moisture deficiency. A value of 800 means it would take eight inches of precipitation to fully saturate the soil. DATA SOURCES: TEXAS A& M FOREST SERVICE, TEXAS A& M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, NEXRAD AND NWS