Wildfires In Texas and Oklahoma
Hurricane force winds and drought conditions are feeding close to a dozen wildfires in North Texas and South Oklahoma, according to CNN.
The fires are concentrated in a band between Interstates 20 [Dallas-Fort Worth] and 40 [Oklahoma City], but the high winds are keeping aircraft grounded. There is also reignition occurring in fires that were assumed to be out. Interstate 35 [the North-South connector] is closed in several places because of the fires.
[Note: I lived in this area when I was a sophomore in high school and know the places mentioned, but it would be helpful if CNN provided a bloody map, like the BBC and other professional news organizations always do.]
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Santa Barbara knows what they’re dealing with. Our thoughts go out to them.
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I have family who live near Oklahoma City but I haven’t heard from them. They may finally move if they are affected, as they have been talking about it for years.
The winds are making it a very difficult situation to control.
Hey – if Texas secedes, can we put up a firewall? 😉
(Sorry, Steve!)
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That area has really nasty weather. I lived near Wichita Falls for a year, and tornadoes and hail were frequent during the Spring and Summer.
We had floods along the Red River, but the climate is changing.