Oklahoma is on alert for the danger of fire on Monday after being devastated by mortal fires during the weekend, and in the middle of a continuous threat of fire in the plains.
More than 40 million Americans are alert for climatic conditions of fire in the next few days. Warnings of the red flag have been issued from Texas to South Dakota for the danger of critical fire to the extreme due to the possibility of strong winds and low humidity.
Parts of Oklahoma, as well as Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas, face a critical threat of fire danger, with bursts of up to 45 mph possible along with very low moisture.
After the mortal fires last week, the threat of fire is still elevated to criticism for Monday in the big plains, including much of Texas and Oklahoma.
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In the midst of the threat, a “dangerous” forest fire lit in the southeast of Guthrie, Oklahoma, the United States National Meteorological Service in Norman said Monday afternoon while urging the residents of the area to immediately evacuate.
The continuous threat of the fire occurs after four people died and more than 140 wounds in Oklahoma due to the strong forest winds and fires that went on Friday, authorities said.
More than 130 fires were reported in 44 counties, said the Emergency Management Department of Oklahoma on Friday.
An aerial view of a house destroyed by Friday’s forest fire, on March 16, 2025, in Stillwater, Okla.
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More than 400 houses and structures have been damaged in the fires, the agency said. That includes the ranch of the governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt near Luther; The governor said his farm experienced a “total loss” in Friday’s fires.
“We will be rebuilding with all Oklahoma,” he said in a video Posted in social networks during the weekend.
Stillwater firefighters, Terry ESSary, told ABC News on Monday that 75 structures were lost alone in their area after multiple forest fires exploded on Friday in the midst of strong winds that made challenging conditions.
“The wind blew very strongly,” said ESSary. “It was a very helpless feeling, but you just follow.
Fire burns residences during an outbreak of forest fires in Stillwater, Oklahoma, March 14, 2025.
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An emergency state remained in force on Sunday for 12 Oklahoma counties due to forest fires and fire climatic conditions, said Oklahoma’s emergency management department.
On Tuesday, the threat of fire continues in Oklahoma and increases for parts of the Panhandle de Texas and the southeast of New Mexico, where there will be an extreme critical risk of fire climatic conditions. The winds could bursts from 50 to 75 mph combined with very low humidity and dry fuels. Any fire that develops in these conditions can easily spread and will be very difficult to control.
The threat of fire will be even worse on Tuesday with an extreme fire risk in western Texas.
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Mireya Villarreal and James Scholz de ABC News contributed to this report.
