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March 19, 2025

Elevated to critical fire conditions and high winds push on into this weekend. Red flag warnings continue for the western portions of North Texas. Gusts up to 45 mph with extremely low humidity making for dangerous fire conditions.

The most favorable conditions for the rapid growth of wildfires are in effect across the far western counties where there is a red flag warning in effect.

As another storm system emerges from the Rockies into the Plains, the intensifying pattern was predicted to fuel wildfire outbreaks — including in areas that experienced destructive fires in recent days.

Extreme fire weather danger exists Tuesday afternoon for parts of New Mexico, the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma as winds once again pick up over a large swath of very dry land.

New evacuations were issued in Oklahoma early Wednesday morning for the town of Meridian and the community of Seward in Logan County as wildfires spread amid days of bone-dry conditions.