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After the windstorm had passed over Kansas, more than 10 wildfires were present in the western and central portions of the state, which burned more than 163,000 acres (66,000 ha) on the first day they were first reported. [10] At the time, wind gusts reached up to 100 mph (160 km/h) as expected.
The fire was so large that radar sweeps picked it up due to gusty winds. The winds caused the fire to grow rapidly and spread to Kansas. [3] More than one hundred state and local agencies responded. [1] The firefighting force consisted of 950 firefighters from three counties and two states, and four Natural Guard helicopters.
Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and ref flag warnings across the US. Active fires in New Mexico. Penn Scott Fire: Unknown. South Fork Fire: 20 acres. Antone Fire : 12,396 acres. Indios Fire ...
A month-long burn ban begins Saturday in Sedgwick County.
As of Wednesday morning, the most recent update from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service says that the fire has burned 2,283 acres in New Jersey, about 3,500 overall, and is 30% contained. Wildfire ...
The region is sparsely populated with numerous communities of varying size, but no large cities. The two largest communities in the Smoky Hills region are Salina, Kansas and Hays, Kansas. Elevations in the Smoky Hills range from about 1,200 feet (370 m) in the river valley near Salina to about 2,400 feet (730 m) at the western edge of the ...
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The other preserves in Kansas, are the 17-square-mile (44 km 2) Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in northern Chase County near Strong City, [7] [8] the Flint Hills Tallgrass Prairie Preserve east of Cassoday, "the Prairie Chicken Capital of the World", [9] and the Konza Prairie, which is managed as a tallgrass prairie biological research ...