Windy conditions in the Plains are creating dangerous conditions for wildfires and dust storms, just days after a similar situation.
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00:00A fire threat continues in the plains. We're tracking a wildfire on the southeast side of the Guthrie area and then also up on the north side of Oklahoma City near Meridian.
00:08That's right. So we will be watching out for elevated fire danger conditions here across the entire southern plains, especially eastern portions of New Mexico into the Texas Panhandle.
00:17But in addition to the fire danger, we're also going to be seeing dust storms that's going to deteriorate air quality and also bring visibility for some cases down to almost zero.
00:25It's going to be a problem out there and the most volatile fire weather conditions will be near the Texas Panhandle and far eastern New Mexico.
00:32Winds very strong, maybe not as intense as the incredible wind that we had back on Friday, but still, if you're driving a semi truck up or down I-27 tomorrow, be very, very careful.
00:42It may be worth it to maybe hop on I-35 instead.
00:46That's right. We're going to see lots of tipped over semis possible here as we head into tomorrow, so heads up for that.