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The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [1] becoming the second largest fire in US ...
The Smokehouse Creek Fire began at approximately 2:20 p.m. CST on February 26, 2024, around one mile north of Stinnett, Texas by the intersection of County Road 11 and County Road O. [1] The cause of the fire was downed power lines due to broken utility pole. [7]
While wildfires in the Northeast began as early as July 5, the record dryness of September and October allowed them to significantly expand. From October 1 to November 11, over 537 reports of wildfires were received in New Jersey, with 60 in New York, burning 4500 and 2100 acres, respectively. [7]
Screenshot of a map of the fires raging in the Texas Panhandle taken at 8:44 A.M. on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Credit: Texas A&M Forest Service
Cattle running through smoke from fires in Stinnett, Texas on Feb. 26, 2024. (Katlyn Butler) ... northeast of Amarillo, the so-called Smokehouse Creek Fire had burned around 250,000 acres and was ...
North Texas wildfires have claimed about 500,000 acres and continue to burn. Texans in the panhandle capture video, photos of the natural disaster. ... The 2006 East Amarillo Complex, which burned ...
2024 Texas wildfires – Reportedly human-caused. [3] Creek 232 Texas: Throckmorton: 1,241 August 13 August 14 2024 Texas wildfires [3] Midway Pasture Texas: Wilbarger: 1,147 August 15 August 16 2024 Texas wildfires [3] Red Creek Texas: Haskell: 2,778 August 16 August 17 2024 Texas wildfires [3] Dirt Road Texas: Dickens, King: 1,524 August 16 ...
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has been burning for nearly a week and has torched more than 1 million acres in Texas alone, making it the largest fire on record in the state – and it is only 15% ...