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Multiple massive wildfires ignited across Texas and Oklahoma on February 26, 2024, as high winds and dry conditions plagued the region. The blazes continued and grew rapidly over the following 36 hours as the high fire danger environment persisted. The fires were fueled even more by a cold that charged south across the Central Plains, rapidly pushing the fire south.
The biggest wildfire from this event was the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle. The fire burned over one million acres (400,000 hectares) becoming the largest wildfire in Texas state history. The fire is responsible for burning a hundred miles of power lines, thousands of cattle, and at least 30 homes. The Smokehouse Creek Fire also consumed over 30,000 acres (12,000 hectares) of grasslands in Oklahoma. In total, the Smokehouse Creek Fire was responsible for two fatalities and burning over 100 homes.
During the same time period, another large blaze, the Windy Deuce Fire, burned over 144,000 acres (58,300 hectares) in the Texas Panhandle.
More information about the Smokehouse Creek Fire can be found on Inciweb and a detailed meteorological overview can be found on the Satellite Liason Blog.
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The largest fire in Texas state history plundered over a million acres in the panhandle. This high-resolution imagery captured its rapid expansion over the last few days.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/26 19:09 - 2024/02/28 20:09
VIIRS instruments onboard polar-orbiting satellites captured the fires in the Texas Panhandle over the course of the last two nights.
This imagery highlights how quickly the fires grew in 24 hours, as well as how much brighter they appear compared to the city lights of Amarillo.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/27 08:19 - 2024/02/28 09:09
The Smokehouse Creek fire and others merged into the second largest fire in Texas’s history over the course of the last two days. The fires are highlighted in white, while clouds are grey or blue.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/26 19:01 - 2024/02/28 21:01
High-res timelapse of the fires in Texas and Oklahoma throughout the day of 2/27 through the overnight hours into 2/28.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/27 14:12 - 2024/02/28 09:00
Fires, including the large Smokehouse Creek Fire, burn across the Texas Panhandle.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/28 15:00 - 2024/02/28 18:40
After a big day of fire growth, daylight reveals a large burn scar left by the Smokehouse Creek Fire.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/28 16:01 - 2024/02/28 19:11
As the fast-moving cold front encounters the wildfires scorching Texas and Oklahoma, the fires are oriented from east-west to north-south following the new wind direction.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/27 20:01 - 2024/02/28 00:25
Timespan Start: 2024/02/27 18:30 - 2024/02/27 20:10
Under dry and windy atmospheric conditions across the Southern Plains, fires blaze-up in Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/26 17:30 - 2024/02/27 00:30
Multiple fires, including the prominent Smokehouse Creek Fire, emerged in the Texas Panhandle north of Amarillo. Over several days, these fires merged to form the largest fire in Texas state history. Day fire imagery highlights the burn scar left behind as well as some of the persisting hotspots.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/28 19:19 - 2024/02/28 19:19
Nighttime views from VIIRS polar-orbiting satellites utilize a product that is sensitive to low levels of light, capturing the still-raging fires under the cover of darkness. This perspective shows how much brighter the fires appear compared to the city lights of Amarillo, TX.
Timespan Start: 2024/02/28 07:59 - 2024/02/28 07:59
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