Fire, rain and wind – Coleman County residents dealt with all those elements yesterday.

Photo courtesy of ColemanTODAY.com

First came the fire.  A large grass fire along Highway 67 between Coleman and Valera  broke out Monday afternoon.  Six county fire departments and air and ground support from the Texas Forest Service worked to stop the spread at about 130 acres.  It is believed that the fire started along railroad tracks.  Firemen fought the blaze in 100 degree temperatures and strong, gusty wind.

(photos show tree damage on FM 1770 west of Novice and power line damage near the Novice area in northwest Coleman County.  Photos courtesy of Darrell Walker)

Last night, northwest Coleman County hit with a thunderstorm causing wind damage at Novice and Lake Coleman.  Utility poles and trees damaged.  The slow moving storms also brought heavy rain and a flash flood warning.  Rain amounts of 2 and two-tenths and 2 and a half inches in northwest Coleman County at Goldsboro.  Novice received from 1 and a half inches to 2 and a quarter.  Lake Coleman 1 and 8/10.

According to KOXE Meteorologist Randy Turner, the high wind and heavy rain could happen in the same places all over again between 5 and 10 o’clock this Tuesday evening.