As of Thursday, Feb. 29, the Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited earlier this week north of Amarillo has grown to the largest wildfire in Texas history.
Burning more than a million acres in the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma, firefighters continue to battle the flames along with a few other fires in that area.
The area did receive a bit of rain and snow Thursday afternoon, which may have helped firefighters get a better handle on the situation. Unfortunately this won’t last long, for fire weather ramps up again into the upcoming weekend.
Wind gusts upwards of 30-35 mph are expected in that area through the remainder of the day, followed by healthy, sustained winds in the range of 20-30 mph this weekend.
Combine that with low humidity filtering into the region, and the fire danger will elevate even more so over the next few days.
Here’s a look at the forecast fire danger from the Texas A&M Forest Service:
We’ll continue to keep you posted on the firefighting efforts.
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