sweetapricity/bridgedeck-noaa huggingface dataset:
An area of low pressure tracked across the St. Lawrence River Valley on Friday, March 26, 2021. A warm front lifted northward across the region in the morning, advecting in a very warm air mass along with some non-severe showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures reached the 70s to near 80 in some locations with record highs being set at both the Albany and Poughkeepsie airports.
The system's cold front pushed eastward across the region during the midday hours, pushing a squall line through the Adirondacks. Damaging winds within the squall line downed some trees and power lines across Hamilton County.
In the wake of the cold front, a much cooler air mass filtered into the region which resulted in a period of strong winds. Occasional wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph were observed across the region, which downed additional trees and power lines.
Key Impacts: damage to trees and power lines, road closures.

Strong Wind in EASTERN ALBANY, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A large birch tree was uprooted on Brockley Drive at Grantwood Road near Delmar. A 55 mph wind gust was recorded at the New York State Mesonet at Voorheesville.

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:14:00 to 26-MAR-21 11:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: LONG LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Social Media

Trees were downed 2 miles west-northwest of Long Lake.

Thunderstorm Wind in HAMILTON, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:16:00 to 26-MAR-21 11:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: LONG LAKE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Reported by: Local Official

Numerous trees were uprooted with wires also downed along Route 30 in Long Lake.

Strong Wind in WESTERN DUTCHESS, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 45.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 52 mph wind gust was recorded at the New York State Mesonet at Beacon.

Strong Wind in SOUTHERN HERKIMER, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 40.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

A tree was down on wires 4 miles west-northwest of Poland. A tree was also downed blocking the driving lane on Route 5s near Frankfort.

Strong Wind in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 49.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

There were multiple reports of downed trees and wires across Montgomery County. A 56 mph wind gust was recorded at the New York State Mesonet at Johnstown.

Strong Wind in EASTERN RENSSELAER, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 51 mph wind gust was recorded at an observing station at Hoosick Falls.

Strong Wind in SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK
From 26-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A 51 mph wind gust was recorded at the New York State Mesonet at Cobleskill.
Strengthening low pressure tracked across the Great Lakes and into the northeast CONUS on March 26th.  With the surface low track and low-level jet positioning both favorable, strong wind gusts were able to develop in the deep mixing behind a cold front. Numerous surface wind gusts in the 40 to 60 MPH range were recorded from the predawn hours into the early afternoon.
The brunt of the wind remained to the north of West Virginia, although a few reports of tree damage were noted, and a mobile home was shifted off of its foundation in Hancock County.

High Wind in HANCOCK, WEST VIRGINIA
From 26-MAR-21 03:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

A mobile home was reported to be shifted off of its foundation due to the wind.

High Wind in EASTERN PRESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 26-MAR-21 05:00:00 to 26-MAR-21 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 6.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Several trees were reported to be blown down across the county, with at least one of the trees also taking down a power line.
Strong low pressure produced a strong thunderstorm that impacted the Frying Pan Shoals Buoy area.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC FROM 20 TO 40 NM, ATLANTIC SOUTH
From 18-MAR-21 18:10:00 to 18-MAR-21 18:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: FRYING PAN SHOALS BUOY
Magnitude: 36.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

Strong low pressure produced a 42 mph gust at Frying Pan Shoals Buoy.
The first of a multi day tornado event occurred on the evening of the 12th. A slow moving upper level low was located over southern California moving into Arizona. Ample moisture surged northward east of a dryline leading to mixed layer instability values on the order of 1000-1500 J/kg underneath very steep mid-level lapse rates. This strong buoyancy led to extremely tall storms which produced large hail up to tennis ball size. Damage to a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site occurred near Paducah (Cottle County). Very strong shear near an intersection of the dryline and a quasi-stationary front led to two tornadoes during the evening. The first was in Lubbock County just north of Shallowater. The second tornado occurred in rural southwestern Cottle County. No damage was known to be caused by the tornadoes.

Hail in HALE, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 16:55:00 to 12-MAR-21 16:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: COUNTYLINE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A storm chaser reported quarter size hail near the intersection of Farm to Market road 179 and County Road 320 in Hale County.

Tornado in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 17:05:00 to 12-MAR-21 17:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: CALDWELL
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter observed a brief tornado lasting for five minutes about five miles north of Shallowater. No damage was reported.

Hail in HALE, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 18:07:00 to 12-MAR-21 18:07:00 (CST-6)
Location: PETERSBURG
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: Public

A report was received of hail up to tennis ball size around two to three miles north of Petersburg.

Thunderstorm Wind in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 18:56:00 to 12-MAR-21 18:59:00 (CST-6)
Location: MC ADOO
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near McAdoo measured severe wind gusts from 1856 CST through 1859 CST. A peak wind of 64 mph was measured at 1857 CST.

Thunderstorm Wind in DICKENS, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 19:19:00 to 12-MAR-21 19:19:00 (CST-6)
Location: GLENN
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A storm chaser reported that several utility poles were downed and snapped near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 193 and Texas State Highway 70 associated with rear flank downdraft winds.

Hail in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 20:17:00 to 12-MAR-21 20:38:00 (CST-6)
Location: NARCISSO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A swath of hail up to golf ball size occurred from a Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet ten miles southwest of Paducah to US Highway 83 seven miles south of Paducah.

Tornado in COTTLE, TEXAS
From 12-MAR-21 20:16:00 to 12-MAR-21 20:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: NARCISSO
Tornado F-scale: EFU
Reported by: Storm Chaser

A storm chaser observed a brief tornado about 11 miles south-southwest of Paducah.
One of two inside sliders came into the region, providing cool and windy weather across the region.

High Wind in SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING, CALIFORNIA
From 23-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 25-MAR-21 21:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

Gusty winds occurred with this system. Whitewater RAWS gusted to 64 MPH.

High Wind in SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS, CALIFORNIA
From 23-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 25-MAR-21 21:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 63.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Gusty winds occurred along the coastal slopes of the San Bernardino mountains. Marshall Peak gusted to 72 MPH.

High Wind in APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA
From 23-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 25-MAR-21 21:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Gusty winds along the desert slopes in the Lucerne Valley. Castle Rock Road station reported a max gust of 64 MPH.

High Wind in COACHELLA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
From 23-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 25-MAR-21 21:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Gusty winds occurred with this system. Thermal ASOS reported a peak gust of 60 MPH.
A strong thunderstorm with large hail move east across southeast Wisconsin in the vicinity of a stationary front.

Hail in WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN
From 12-SEP-21 15:09:00 to 12-SEP-21 15:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: GERMANTOWN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN
From 12-SEP-21 15:11:00 to 12-SEP-21 15:11:00 (CST-6)
Location: GERMANTOWN
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
From 12-SEP-21 15:28:00 to 12-SEP-21 15:28:00 (CST-6)
Location: RIVER HILLS
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
From 12-SEP-21 15:10:00 to 12-SEP-21 15:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: LANNON
Magnitude: 0.75 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Hail in WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
From 12-SEP-21 15:10:00 to 12-SEP-21 15:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: MENOMONEE FALLS
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Hail in WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN
From 12-SEP-21 15:10:00 to 12-SEP-21 15:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: ROCKFIELD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: Public
A strong Pacific cold front, along with a stronger than normal mid-level wind maximum near 90 knots, brought wind damage to portions of north-central Idaho and western Montana.

High Wind in EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO
From 28-MAR-21 23:00:00 to 29-MAR-21 06:00:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 75.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

With widespread measured wind gusts from 50s to 60s mph and the highest measured of 86 mph at Kriley creek RAWs, close to 1000 customers lost power during the event.

Strong Wind in NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS, IDAHO
From 28-MAR-21 19:00:00 to 29-MAR-21 02:46:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 37.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The highest observed wind gust of 43 mph was measured at the Dent RAWS along the northern shore of the Dworshak Reservoir. A power outage north of Weippe resulted in approximately 27 customers losing power.

High Wind in OROFINO / GRANGEVILLE REGION, IDAHO
From 28-MAR-21 19:00:00 to 29-MAR-21 01:46:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Widespread wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph were observed during this storm with the peak wind gust of 66 mph occurring just northwest of Grangeville. Close to 4000 customers lost power during this event. Additionally, the Idaho Department of Transportation reported a few trees down on ID-12 east of Lowell, ID.

Strong Wind in SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS, IDAHO
From 28-MAR-21 20:00:00 to 29-MAR-21 03:00:00 (PST-8)
Magnitude: 49.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

More than 600 customers were affected by power outages in an area from Grangeville to Elk City to Dixie, ID. In the mountains, there were multiple measured gusts in the 40s mph, while Hells Half RAWS (elevation of 8100 feet) measured the highest gust of 57 mph.

High Wind in WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO
From 28-MAR-21 23:00:00 to 29-MAR-21 06:00:00 (MST-7)
Magnitude: 56.00 MG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

Impacts were difficult to find. However, 12 customers lost power, and a max gust of 64 mph was measured at the Skull Gulch RAWS.
An active weather pattern set up over northern California from March 14-19, with a series of troughs passing over the region. The main impacts reported from these storms systems were moderate amounts of mountain and foothill snow, which lead to chain controls and travel delays. Light to moderate Valley rain and thunderstorms were forecast as well; however, no significant reports were received.

Winter Storm in MT SHASTA/WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
From 14-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 15-MAR-21 13:20:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Manzanita and Mineral COOP sites reported 14 and 11 inches new snow respectively.

Winter Storm in MT SHASTA/WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
From 14-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 15-MAR-21 13:20:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Observers from CoCoRaHS reported located 2.5 E of Shingletown reported 8 inches of snow accumulation.

Winter Storm in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 14-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 15-MAR-21 16:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Ski resorts across the Sierra Nevada reported between 6 and 14 inches of new snow by 9AM March 15. Dodge Ridge reported 14 inches, Kirkwood and Sierra-at-Tahoe reported 12 inches, Bear Valley reported 10 inches, Squaw/Alpine reported 8 inches, and Sugar Bowl reported 7 inches.

Winter Weather in MT SHASTA/WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
From 18-MAR-21 07:00:00 to 19-MAR-21 02:27:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Manzanita and Mineral COOP sites reported 3 and 1 inch new snow respectively.

Winter Weather in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 18-MAR-21 10:00:00 to 19-MAR-21 23:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reported 8 inches of new snow accumulation at Kingvale, 16 inches at Soda Springs, 4 inches Eagle Lakes, and 18 inches at Donner Summit. These are the storm totals.

Winter Storm in WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA
From 14-MAR-21 11:00:00 to 15-MAR-21 16:00:00 (PST-8)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Caltrans reported 9 inches of new snow accumulation at Kingvale, 12 inches at Soda Springs and Eagle Lakes, and 10 inches at Donner Summit.
A southward propagating cold front served as the focus for the development of severe thunderstorms that produced damaging winds on the afternoon of June 13th.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENBRIER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 13-JUN-21 18:20:00 to 13-JUN-21 18:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: KESSLER
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked several trees down, as well as power lines, in the Rupert area.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENBRIER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 13-JUN-21 18:20:00 to 13-JUN-21 18:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: ORIENT HILL
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 4.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked multiple trees down along Big Mountain Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENBRIER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 13-JUN-21 18:50:00 to 13-JUN-21 18:51:00 (EST-5)
Location: RONCEVERTE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked multiple trees down in the Ronceverte area. Likewise, some power lines were downed by the storms, resulting in one tree blocking a roadway.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENBRIER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 13-JUN-21 18:51:00 to 13-JUN-21 18:51:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOKES MILLS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging wind knocked a tree down onto Moore Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 13-JUN-21 18:56:00 to 13-JUN-21 18:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: MONITOR
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds uprooted and downed multiple tress around the Pickway and Hillsdale area. A small shed was overturned, as well as a home had some of its vinyl siding stripped off.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 13-JUN-21 19:17:00 to 13-JUN-21 19:17:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLOVERDALE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked a tree down onto Bozoo Road.
Several impulses embedded within a positively tilted mid-level trough across the region worked in concert with sufficient moisture to produce widespread thunderstorms across South Florida. A few storms resulted in strong wind gusts across the Atlantic Waters.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL OUT 20NM, ATLANTIC SOUTH
From 14-JUN-21 11:12:00 to 14-JUN-21 11:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: PORT OF PALM BEACH
Magnitude: 34.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: C-MAN Station

A marine thunderstorm wind gust of 39 mph (34 knots) was measured by NOAA/NCDC C-MAN station LKWF1 at Lake Worth Pier.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL OUT 20NM, ATLANTIC SOUTH
From 14-JUN-21 11:35:00 to 14-JUN-21 11:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: JUPITER INLET
Magnitude: 40.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

A marine thunderstorm wind gust of 46 mph (40 knots) was measured by WxFlow Mesonet station XJUP at Juno Beach Pier.
Although the already-limited coverage of notable drought conditions within this six-county North Central Kansas area had already eased a bit in recent weeks after peaking in intensity between Nov. 2020-Jan. 2021, copious March rainfall was just what the doctor ordered to all but eradicate the drought situation area-wide. In fact, the majority of local, long-time NWS cooperative observer stations notched a Top-5 wettest March on record, falling short of only a few years such as 1987 and 1973.
The month opened with the majority of the area assigned Moderate Drought (D1) per the U.S. Drought Monitor, but ranging from Abnormally Dry (D0) in most of Jewell and far northeastern Smith counties, to as poor as Severe Drought (D2) in portions of northwestern Phillips County. Thus March marked the fifth-consecutive month with at least D2 assigned to some part of North Central Kansas (since D2 was first introduced to portions of Phillips/Smith/Jewell counties in Nov. 2020). These categories held firm through the first, dry few weeks of the month. However, things changed big-time between the 13th-23rd as two weather systems each produced widespread soaking rains. Each of these systems (one centered from the 13th-14th and the other the 22nd-23rd) yielded at least 1.50 to 3.00 inches in most places, with the first one producing amounts as high as 4-5 in parts of primarily Phillips/Rooks counties. As a result, cumulative monthly totals of 3.50-6.00 were common across the area...or generally 200-400 percent of normal. This very abundant March rain was more than enough to prompt one to two category drought improvements area-wide, effectively slamming the door on any lingering issues. By month's end, roughly 95 percent of the six-county area was completely void of all drought categories (including D0), with only part of northwestern Phillips County still hanging on to D0. On an additional positive note, despite the markedly-wet month there was a pronounced lack of flooding within North Central Kansas (both river and areal), owing to a nearly ideal combination of factors: predominantly light to moderate rain rates falling onto unfrozen ground and thus easily infiltrating dry soils. Per around fifteen NWS cooperative observers, a few of the highest March rain totals featured: 7.06 in Phillipsburg, 5.74 four miles west-northwest of Plainville and 5.71 at Smith Center. Sites on the slightly lower end of the spectrum (but still well above normal) were: Beloit (4.20), Cawker City 4.93 and Covert (4.94).

Drought in PHILLIPS, KANSAS
From 01-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 16-MAR-21 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Deepening low pressure across the central and southern High Plains led to strong southeasterly wind gusts and warm air advection during the afternoon of March 4th. Despite the southeasterly wind direction, which is usually a direction for moisture advection, the low to mid level air mass remained very dry. The dry low level air mass combined with warm temperatures to produce minimum relative humidity values around 20 percent, which when combined with southeasterly wind gusts up to 30 mph, led to dangerous fire weather conditions in the presence of dry fine fuels. These conditions supported the growth of a rather large wildfire in Dawson County, near Interstate 80. Other than a temporary closure of portions of Interstate 80, impacts were limited.

Wildfire in DAWSON, NEBRASKA
From 04-MAR-21 12:30:00 to 04-MAR-21 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Wind gusts to 30 mph, above normal temperatures and dry conditions fanned a grass fire southeast of Gothenburg. The fire, which burned about 80 acres, scorched an area along the Willow Island Road for about 4 miles. The northern edge of the fire bumped up against Interstate 80 and forced a closure of the eastbound lane for about 90 minutes. Flames burnt grass in the right-of-way up to the road surface forcing drivers into the left lane before the eastbound lane was closed. Several images and some video of the fire were taken by motorists along with dash-camera video by the Nebraska State Patrol. Aside from some fenceline, no damage occurred. Fire departments from Lexington, Cozad and Gothenburg were dispatched to the scene and able to control the fire by 4 PM.
An ongoing lack of significant rainfall events allowed for Exceptional (D4) Drought to develop across portions of Jim Hogg, Starr, and Zapata Counties in early-to-mid March. Conditions also worsened in Kenedy County which saw Extreme (D3) Drought push eastward toward the coast.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 09-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 15-MAR-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Due to a persistent lack of significant rainfall, Exceptional (D4) Drought developed across far northeastern portions of Zapata County. Extreme (D3) Drought remained in place across the remainder of the county.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 09-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Due to a persistent lack of significant rainfall, Exceptional (D4) Drought developed across the western half of Jim Hogg County. Extreme (D3) Drought remained in place across the eastern half. These conditions would remain unchanged through the end of March.

Drought in STARR, TEXAS
From 09-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 15-MAR-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Due to a persistent lack of significant rainfall, a stripe of Exceptional (D4) Drought developed across western and central portions of Starr County on March 9th, with a portion of Extreme Drought remaining near Roma and the eastern half of the county, with a sliver of Severe Drought (D2) remaining on the border of Hidalgo County.

Drought in COASTAL KENEDY COUNTY, TEXAS
From 09-MAR-21 00:00:00 to 22-MAR-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Due to a persistent lack of significant rainfall, Extreme (D3) Drought expanded into central portions of Coastal Kenedy County, with D2 continuing near the Wind Farms and toward the Willacy County line.  By the 16th, the area of D3 would expand a bit farther north and south.