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In Oklahoma, 62 people were injured by the wildfires. [41] One hundred structures were destroyed in Oklahoma County, of which 12 homes in Midwest City and 58 homes in Choctaw were destroyed. [42] In Texas, three people were killed in Montague County, as wildfires burned more than 150,000 acres (610 km 2) and destroyed two towns in the county. [43]
In Santa Barbara (southern California), the Gap fire endangered homes and lives. The Basin Complex and Gap fire were the highest priority fires in the state at this time. 2009: 19,130 acres (7,740 ha) Highway 31 Fire: South Carolina: Brush fire in Myrtle Beach, the most destructive fire in terms of loss in state history. Destroyed 76 homes and ...
Firefighters still talk about the wildfire off of Highway 31 on April 22 that burned 19,000 acres and destroyed more than 70 homes. 70 ‘A red-flag day’: Devastating 2009 blaze set stage for ...
The six tornadoes in Oklahoma also tied the record for the most tornadoes ever recorded in the state during the month of February, which would later be broken in 2023. [1] The first day of the outbreak produced the most tornadoes ; the second brought mainly high wind damage and rain or snow in most of the Northeast.
Oklahoma is always facing a risk of wildfires.Stay up to date on where wildfires are breaking out, evacuations, and ongoing alerts from the National Weather Service.. Oklahoma fire map Red flag ...
2009 wildfires in the United States (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "2009 wildfires" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
California's Park fire, which is so far the fifth-largest in their state history, has burned across almost 400,000 acres as of August 2, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
The Texas-Oklahoma wildfires of 2005–06 were a series of wildfires, primarily in the states of Texas and Oklahoma, that began November 27, 2005 and continued into April 2006. Surrounding states were also affected to a lesser extent. The fires were triggered by a combination of record-high temperatures, drought, and high winds in the region ...