Urgent – Fire Weather Message

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Administrator

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
339 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012

…A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING OVER ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE COAST PLAINS
DUE TO A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE…

.A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY AND DRY NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BEGINNING SATURDAY
MORNING AND INCREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROP INTO THE TEENS TO NEAR 20 PERCENT AND
20-FOOT WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE AND
HUMIDITIES RECOVER ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.

ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR
SATURDAY…WETTING RAINS WILL BE VERY SPOTTY. SOME STORMS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON COULD PRODUCE DRY LIGHTNING WHICH COULD IGNITE
WILDFIRES.

LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-
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339 PM CDT THU SEP 6 2012
* 20-FOOT WIND…15 TO 20 MPH.
* HUMIDITY…15 TO 20 PERCENT.
* THUNDERSTORMS…ISOLATED.

* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 4 DAYS.
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

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Texan Market Customer Appreciation Day

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Administrator

On Saturday, September 15th, the Texan Market located at 12400 Amherst Drive, Austin, TX 78727 will hold a customer appreciation day from 3-7 pm.

Stop by to enjoy free hotdogs and drinks, and meet other area small businesses and organizations.

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Looking for North Austin Gardens!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Administrator

Do you know of a cool garden on your street? Do you have a neighbor who has a pretty garden that people would enjoy? Have you spent hours dealing with heat, clay, and limestone to create a backyard oasis? Please drop us a line and let us know about it!

Next June, the North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods and the North Austin Community School Alliance will be having our first ever North by North Central Garden Tour for North Austin in June 2013. All the proceeds for this event will used by the School Alliance for beautification projects for our schools in October 2013.

We have several goals:

1. To show our support of the awesome things our schools are doing, by giving our schools much needed love and TLC.

2. To create a fun way for those in our our community to connect with and engage with students and teachers.

3. To create pride and ownership among our students.

If you know of a garden we can use for the tour, please send the information to

info@lovenorthaustin.com

or go to www.lovenorthaustin.com and click on the garden tour. There is a contact form you can fill out online!

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UPDATED: City Lifts Stage II Water Restrictions

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Administrator

The City of Austin has lifted its Stage Two Water restrictions and returned the city to Stage One (twice a week watering), with changes. Watering via irrigation system can only be done after 7 pm and before 5 am on designated watering days. Watering via hose-end sprinklers can be done before 10 am or after 7 pm only on designated watering days.

For more information, see the City’s web site.

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Milwood Parade Video

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Administrator

Following is a video of the recent Milwood 4th of July Parade made by one of our neighbors. Thank you, Estephania LeBaron, for this contribution.

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Lost Dog

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Administrator

“Cool Hand Luke” has been missing since early morning, July 8th. He was on a trail walk at the Amherst & Duval/Balcones District Park when he was spooked and ran into the woods. He was wearing his collar with a Love-A-Bull tag. If you have seen this dog, please contact us so that we can reunite him with his owner. PLEASE REMEMBER that Balcones District Park IS NOT an off-leash park. All dogs, no matter how well you think they are trained, must be on a leash and under your control at all times.

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July 4th Parade & Picnic – New Start Time!

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Administrator

The 9th annual Independence Day Parade and Picnic on July 4th begins one hour earlier than in previous years in an attempt to escape the heat! The schedule follows:

9:00 am – gather for parade at Milwood Baptist Church
9:30 am – parade begins
10:00 am – brunch picnic at Balcones District Park
10:30 am – patriotic music by the Austin Civic Wind Ensemble

There will be lots of raffle tickets available for excellent prizes. You can pay your neighborhood dues with either cash, check or credit card (Visa, Master Card, American Express, or Discover). We’ll have lots of refreshments and BBQ as well!

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