Wildfires - Kansas, USA
Governor Sam Brownback has declared a State of Disaster Emergency for an area of south-central Kansas threatened by major wildfires.
A wildfire that began in Oklahoma on Tuesday spread into Kansas and burned about 41,000 acres in Comanche County before it moved into Barber County. As of Wednesday evening, the fire had burned more than 72,000 acres in both states.
The Kansas Adjutant General's Office said two houses on the north edge of Medicine Lodge have been destroyed by the fire, and "the remaining 800 to 1000 homes and business structures are in danger."
Wildfires - Texas, USA
After a windy Wednesday fanned several small wildfires across the South Plains and Panhandle, including one in the Panhandle that threatened a hospital, the National Weather Service called for a relatively calm day on Thursday.
But high winds and fire weather could return Friday after topping out at 69 mph on Wednesday in the northern South Plains.
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