From Polar Vortex To Wildfires In One Week! Fires Break Out Across Oklahoma (Video)
(N.Morgan) This isn't really that unusual in the Mid-West. I lived in Missouri and one day it could be 90 degrees and the next, -9 below zero. The drastic weather changes in Oklahoma aren't an odd occurrence.
However, that being said, this "weather' system that went across the country, was an odd, man made event. Unfortunately, Oklahoma is now having an outbreak of wildfire through Logan County.
Oklahoma's Wildland Task Force was deployed as local fire crews battled flames than spanned across an estimated 1,200 acres near County Road 73 and Post Road. Guthrie Fire Chief, Eric Harlow says more than 20 agencies assisted in the effort to bring flames under control. Two dozen homes were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Harlow says strong winds caused hot spots from a Saturday fire in Logan County to flare up into a massive fire around noon Sunday. Clouds of smoke could be seen from miles away, strong winds gusting more than 30 miles per hour swept the fire within five feet of Ralph Hanley's home.
"We came out here and all this here had been burned off," said Hanley, pointing to his backyard, "our neighbors had come over and fought the fire to keep it away from the house."
© Unknown Wildfire burns over 1200 acres in Logan County, OK
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