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Stay safe Oklahoma -fires
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:05 pm
Prayers for y'all. Hope no casualties
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Posted on 2/18/26 at 10:08 pm to ugasickem
at first thought you was making fun of our popcorn machine that caught fire lol . I am out of the country but yes it happens every year late Feb to March we get to cold and everything is dry as a bone usually.65 mph gusts do that .
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Posted on 2/18/26 at 11:42 pm to Soonerd78
lol at the popcorn machine! But was genuinely hoping y'all stay safe.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 7:41 am to ugasickem
Today it moves to the central part of state as winds shift.
Panhandle took brunt of it so far
Update on Wildfires:
Lavender Fire: 12,000 acres burned, 20% contained. 1 SB lane closed on Highway 87
8 Ball: 9,000 acres burned, 40% contained. No impacts to travel.
Ranger Road: >283,000 acres burned, 15% contained. No evacs. in Beaver Co.
NWS Norman
@NWSNorman
Fire weather danger continues today across Oklahoma and north Texas with the worst conditions late morning into the afternoon. A cold front will gradually shift the winds from the west to the northwest and to the north this afternoon and evening as it moves south.
Panhandle took brunt of it so far
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Update on Wildfires:
Lavender Fire: 12,000 acres burned, 20% contained. 1 SB lane closed on Highway 87
8 Ball: 9,000 acres burned, 40% contained. No impacts to travel.
Ranger Road: >283,000 acres burned, 15% contained. No evacs. in Beaver Co.
NWS Norman
@NWSNorman
Fire weather danger continues today across Oklahoma and north Texas with the worst conditions late morning into the afternoon. A cold front will gradually shift the winds from the west to the northwest and to the north this afternoon and evening as it moves south.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:13 pm to OU Guy
My family in Woodward is good, they were evacuating the other day.
Unfortunately the winds aren’t dying down soon.
Unfortunately the winds aren’t dying down soon.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:15 pm to OU Guy
I can't believe you all missed the rain we got here in northwest Arkansas about 5 days ago
almost always, your weather travels straight to us
almost always, your weather travels straight to us
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:18 pm to ugasickem
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:21 pm to ugasickem
The "8-Ball Fire" sounds like a hoot.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 2:27 pm to Harry Rex Vonner
Funny you mention that, I’m in Tulsa and during tornado season once the storm passes us it either goes towards Siloam Springs or Joplin. Like a game of hot potato.
Posted on 2/19/26 at 10:05 pm to ugasickem
What causes this? Some fricking idiot throwing out his cigarette or someone doing a burn pile in the backyard? Sure it’s dry… but someone has to start the fire? Crazy
Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:38 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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I can't believe you all missed the rain we got here in northwest Arkansas about 5 days ago
almost always, your weather travels straight to us
These fires are way out in the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas. They are in the rain shadow of the Rockies so it is dry as a bone out there.
I guess the good news is that there aren't really any people out there... and you can see the fires coming pretty easily due to the terrain.
It will be rough on the farmers though..
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:37 pm to Gunga Din
In 2022, we had front hit with sustained 60 MPH winds and a transformer blew and the pasture behind my house caught fire and it was literally raining fire. Instead of evacuating I stayed with my water hose on my back deck. I've had close calls with tornados before but I can honestly it was the most scared I've been in my whole life and I'm 59. I didn't sleep for 2 days, I was so amped up
Video wife took from across the street
The next morning
Video wife took from across the street
The next morning
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:44 pm to DownOnWashington
Tulsa tornadoes go plenty north of us
fricking Moore/Norman tornadoes come straight at us
OKC stuff probably skips right barely into Missour on the state line
fricking Moore/Norman tornadoes come straight at us
OKC stuff probably skips right barely into Missour on the state line
Posted on 2/20/26 at 12:54 pm to SWOK Sooner
holy crap brother
God bless you
God bless you
Posted on 2/20/26 at 1:03 pm to RTRnFlorida
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What causes this? Some fricking idiot throwing out his cigarette or someone doing a burn pile in the backyard? Sure it’s dry… but someone has to start the fire? Crazy
Most are not intentional. One example yesterday police pulled over a pickup with trailer. The chain was dragging and causing sparks. Most pulling trailers use a chain as backup in case hitch comes off ball. They are designed to have slack since are backup systems. Also semi truck brakes can be faulty and rubbing metal on metal. Trains also cause sparks. Electrical lines too since most of these situations involve high winds.
There are those careless who toss cigs out window.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 1:06 pm to SWOK Sooner
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SWOK Sooner
Dang you guys dodged a bullet. Surely you evacuated yea?
Posted on 2/20/26 at 3:58 pm to RTRnFlorida
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What causes this? Some fricking idiot throwing out his cigarette or someone doing a burn pile in the backyard? Sure it’s dry… but someone has to start the fire? Crazy
Man made causes for the fires have been there since man has been there. But the grasslands in the plains have burned long before man showed up. Those grassland fires are actually the reason there are so few trees, You should read about how the early settlers had to deal with it. It’s fascinating.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 5:12 pm to idlewatcher
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Dang you guys dodged a bullet. Surely you evacuated yea?
Wife went across the street, friends left with my mother-n-law who lives in the guest house and our dog. I stayed and sprayed the back of my house and deck, then my wife found me through the smoke by listening for my coughs, the same time the fire dept ran over my fence. When I saw that truck driving around my yard spraying everything, it was like hearing the cavalry horn to me so I went with her across the street to catch my breath then the fire dept said they thought we'd be ok now but they had to leave because there was a structure fire somewhere else so I went back to the back yard and my deck was trying to reignite and my bridge was burning again (see the pic) so I turned the hose on again, gave it to my wife and me and neighbors across the street spent the next 2 hours passing buckets of water out of my pool to get it out. Once we felt like it was under control, neighbors went home, wife passed out on the couch and I stayed up all night watching and moving the water hose around different spots on my deck because the wind would still make them spark back up.
That happened on a Friday night. We were supposed to go out with friends on Saturday and my wife wanted me to get some sleep but I was too wired so I took a prescription sleeping pill and another sleep aid so I could maybe get a nap but I still couldn't sleep. I literally went from 7:00 am Friday to 1:00 am Monday without sleep.
Now days when they're predicting strong winds and it's the dry season like it is now, I'll run my sprinkler system several times throughout the day. I never want to go through something like that again in my life.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 5:26 pm to Eldodroptop
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Man made causes for the fires have been there since man has been there. But the grasslands in the plains have burned long before man showed up. Those grassland fires are actually the reason there are so few trees, You should read about how the early settlers had to deal with it. It’s fascinating
It is interesting... You get a little west the 100th meridian and there really just aren't any trees at all unless there is a river. East of there (in Oklahoma anyway) the creeks have trees and there are stands of cedar and blackjacks and post oaks here and there.
But the 100th meridan is right at the OK/Texas panhandle border... and on I-40 once you are about 20-25 miles into Texas... no more trees.
Posted on 2/20/26 at 5:27 pm to SWOK Sooner
That’s crazy. Glad you guys are safe 
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