Updated 6:30 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. A plain look at East Texas burn bans and road conditions in the 936 area for Tuesday, with lake levels and weather alerts pulled from official sources.

Burn bans

Seven of the 14 counties the 936 Insider covers are under county burn bans today: Angelina, Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto and Shelby. Nacogdoches, Walker, Montgomery, Trinity, Houston, Polk and Tyler are not under a ban as of this morning. Check with your county judge or sheriff before any outdoor burning.

Roads

The DriveTexas county closure feed was not reachable at publish time. Nothing new was listed on the state service for the 936 counties in overnight checks. Drivers should watch for routine construction and ranch road hazards and report high water or hazards to 9-1-1.

Rivers

No rivers in the 936 area are at flood stage. NOAA gauges on the Angelina, Neches, Sabine, Trinity and San Jacinto river systems are reading below action stage.

Lakes

Percent full for the five East Texas reservoirs tracked by the Texas Water Development Board, as of Tuesday morning:

Sam Rayburn: 62.2 percent full
Toledo Bend: 84.8 percent full
Lake Livingston: 92.2 percent full
Lake Conroe: 93.1 percent full
B.A. Steinhagen: 95.3 percent full

Weather

No active watches, warnings or advisories from the National Weather Service covering the 936 forecast zones at 6:30 a.m. Elevated fire danger is forecast for East Texas through the week with low humidity and dry fuels; it is not a Red Flag Warning, but outdoor fires start easy right now.

Sources

National Weather Service active alerts (936 zones), Texas A and M Forest Service burn ban feed, Texas Water Development Board reservoir data, NOAA river gauges, DriveTexas.