According to information compiled by the Texas A&M Forest Service, Fayette County and most of the surrounding area reached the most extreme level of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, shown above for Monday, Aug. 21. Specifically, Fayette County’s KBDI had an average of 760.
The 600 to 800 range of KBDI is often associated with more severe drought with increased wildfire occurrence. Intense, deep-…