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As of 1:00 PM November 3, 2026, the burn ban has been lifted for Rusk County.
ALT BURN BAN NOT IN EFFECT displayed beneath a red flame icon, centered between the Rusk County Emergency Services (ESD #1) logo on the left and the Rusk County Firefighters Association Texas patch on the right, on a green speckled background.
Wind Advisory from 10/16/2026 4:00 AM to 10/17/2026 1:00 AM CDT for Rusk County, TX
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Red Flag Warning until 10/17/2026 1:00 AM CDT for Rusk County, TX
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Northerly winds 25-35 MPH with extreme fire danger today. Don’t burn!!!
7:50 AM - A major crash has been confirmed at the US 84 / US 259 intersection in Mount Enterprise. The Texas DPS crash team is responding as well as multiple RCESD1 departments. Expect significant traffic delays and consider alternate travel routes.
9:32 AM, Saturday 9/26 - A power outage affecting over 1100 customers of SWEPCO in Henderson has been reported. No time of restoration is currently available.
SHV issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 1.25 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Panola, Rusk [TX] till 2:00 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
Multiple Rusk County ESD 1 departments with support from Texas A&M Forest Service and TIFMAS crews and a Kilgore Fire/Rescue drone are working a roughly 20-25 acre fire off FM 850 and County Road 238. The fire is approximately 50% contained as of 5:00 PM. Fire reported at 3 PM.
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Tropical Depression Edouard will continue a slow northwest drift across East-Central Texas today. The primary impacts in our area will be mainly limited to areas in East Texas south of I-20, including flash flooding and gusty winds. #txwx
ALT This graphic depicts tropical information concerning Tropical Depression Edouard through today.
Last night, we mentioned that the approaching tropical system was not forecast to give us much rain. Mother Nature decided she didn’t appreciate that tone. Our firefighters will welcome a slight reprieve from a busy month. Flood watch in effect until 7 AM Thursday.
9:30 PM: Your Rusk County firefighters are winding down a busy day. The earlier fire on CR 3122 is 100% contained at a total of 25 acres. Three other fires have summed up to five additional acres which involved quick containment although there was intense fire activity on them.
Every department in our district responded to calls today and we had additional support through the Texas A&M Forest Service crews and Clayton VFD in Panola County.
With the tropical system moving into SE Texas, we expect a windy day tomorrow but not a lot of rain being on the northern edge of the system. Stay safe everyone! #RuskCountyFire
Firefighters from Eastside, Mount Enterprise, Church Hill, Clayton, Rusk County Rescue, and the Texas A&M Forest Service are working a fire near the County Road 3122/3126 intersection. The fire spans nearly 20 acres and is currently about 90% contained. #RuskCountyAlert
SHV issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Bienville, Caldwell, De Soto, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Winn [LA] and Angelina, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby [TX] till Aug 21, 9:00 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
A Burn Ban has been put into effect by the Rusk County Judge. A copy of the order can be found at the following link:
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ALT Rusk County authorities declare a burn ban with a graphic showing a prohibition on outdoor burning. Effective August 4, 2026.
SHV updates Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <1.00 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] (cancels Rusk [TX], continues Camp, Gregg, Harrison, Smith, Upshur, Wood [TX]) till 5:30 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
SHV issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: <1.00 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Camp, Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood [TX] till 5:30 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
12:00 AM 7/15: A large scale power outage affecting over 1,000 customers of Rusk County Electric Cooperative has been reported. First responders are actively on scene of a contained fire at a substation north of Henderson. Restoration time currently unknown.
SHV issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 1.00 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Cherokee, Rusk, Smith [TX] till 1:45 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
SHV issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 1.00 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Rusk, Smith [TX] till 1:30 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
SHV issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning [wind: 60 MPH (RADAR INDICATED), hail: 1.25 IN (RADAR INDICATED)] for Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk [TX] till 9:30 PM CDT mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/vt…
