Abnormally warm, dry, and windy weather is creating dangerous wildfire conditions across the Plains. The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for a large region, including the Texas Panhandle. The largest fire in Texas history, the Smokehouse Creek Fire, is still burning in parts of the Panhandle. Several other fires have also been reported in the area.
A dangerous recipe for wildfire conditions will brew across the Plains on Monday and again midweek because of abnormally warm, dry and windy weather. The National Weather Service has placed a sprawling region from eastern Wyoming to eastern New Mexico, including the Texas Panhandle , under red flag warning s for a heightened fire threat. Want to know how your actions can help make a difference for our planet? Sign up for the Climate Coach newsletter, in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.
It comes as the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest on record in Texas, is still smoldering in parts of the Panhandle. Xcel Energy, a utility in Texas,, which was fanned by powerful winds. It has since burned 1,058,482 acres but was 87 percent contained as of Monday morning. The blaze killed two people and at least 3,600 cattle and its full toll is The nearby Windy Deuce fire, which was ignited between Dumas and Amarillo, is 92 percent contained, and has burned 144,045 acres.Several ingredients have come together to intensify the fire threat that cuts across much of the Plain
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