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Contributing: Ramon Padilla, Karina Zaiets, Javier Zarracina, Julia Gomez, Associated Press, Amarillo Globe-News. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Map of the Texas wildfires shows ...
Four major wildfires that began amid Monday's red flag alert conditions by Tuesday had prompted numerous evacuations and engulfed more than 240,000 acres in the Texas Panhandle, with little chance ...
The Grape Vine Creek fire, at 34,800 acres, was 60% contained. The Magenta Fire in Oldham County, spanning approximately 3,300 acres, was 85% contained. The 2,000-acre 687 Reamer Fire was 10% ...
The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [ 1 ] becoming the second largest fire in US ...
Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least two people and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state history engulfs ...
The weather conditions over Texas at the time were highly conducive to the spread of fires, with unusually warm temperatures and gusty conditions prevailing over the region. [8] [9] The area scorched by the fire grew rapidly to 500,000 acres (780 sq mi; 200,000 ha) within 24 hours of ignition as strong winds fanned the flames eastward. [10]
Relentless heat and a worsening drought crisis have turned Texas into a tinderbox so bone-dry that one tossed cigarette could spark a disaster. “The dry fuel is ready to go.”
The Smokehouse Creek fire, which started Monday afternoon in Hutchinson County, grew from 100,000 to 500,000 acres within 24 hours, according to Texas A&M Forest Service. By Wednesday afternoon ...