Oklahoma is on alert for the danger of fires on Monday after being devastated by fatal flames this weekend, and in the middle of a continuous threat in the plains.
More than 40 million Americans are on alert for fire weather conditions in the coming days. Warnings from the red flag have been issued from Texas to southern Dakota for critical danger to the extreme due to the possibility of strong and low humidity.
Parties of Oklahoma, as well as colorado, kansas, new-mexic and Texas, are faced with a critical threat of fire danger, with gusts up to 45 MPH possible with very low humidity.
After last week’s fatal fires, the threat of fire remains high for Monday in the big plains, including much of Texas and Oklahoma.
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In the middle of the threat, a “dangerous” forest fire fled to the south-east of Guthrie, Oklahoma, the US national meteorological service in Norman said on Monday afternoon while urging residents of the region to evacuate immediately.
The continuous threat of fire comes after four people were killed and more than 140 injured in Oklahoma due to strong winds and forest fires that ignited on Friday, officials announced.
More than 130 fires were reported in 44 counties, the Oklahoma’s emergency management Ministry announced on Friday.
An aerial view of a house destroyed by the forest fires on Friday, March 16, 2025, in Stillwater, Okla.
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More than 400 houses and structures have been damaged in fires, said the agency. This includes the Ranch of the Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt near Luther; The governor said his farm had “total loss” in Friday fires.
“We are going to rebuild with all the Oklahoma,” he said in a video Posted on social networks this weekend.
Stillwater firefighters, Terry Essary, told ABC News on Monday that 75 structures had been lost in his region alone after several forest fires broke out in the midst of strong winds on Friday that made difficult conditions.
“The wind was blowing so hard,” said Essary. “It was a very helpless feeling, but you just continue. You do what you can, you save what you can, and you continue to go to the next one and help as many people as possible.”
Fire Burns Residences during an epidemic of forest fires in Stillwater, Okla., March 14, 2025.
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A state of emergency remained in force on Sunday for 12 Oklahoma counties due to forest fires and weather conditions of fire, said the Oklahoma Ministry of Emergency Management.
On Tuesday, the threat of fire continues in Oklahoma and increases for certain parts of Texas Panhandle and the Southeast of New Mexico, where there will be an extremely critical risk for the weather conditions of fire. The winds may have missed 50 to 75 MPH combined with very low humidity and dry fuels. All fires that develop under these conditions can spread easily and will be very difficult to control.
The threat of fire will be even worse on Tuesday with a risk of extreme fire in western Texas.
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Mireya Villarreal of ABC News and James Scholz contributed to this report.
