Watch: Dramatic wind shift hits wildfire burning in Oklahoma
Satellite imagery captured a dramatic wind shift that occurred over the Oklahoma Panhandle Tuesday afternoon.
BEAVER, Okla. -- Satellite imagery captured a dramatic wind shift that occurred over the Oklahoma Panhandle Tuesday afternoon.
GOES EAST noticed a wildfire in Beaver County that began spewing smoke off to the east around 1 p.m. CDT. About two hours later, the wind shifted to the north and its effect was obvious.
Watch as wind shift hits wildfire burning in Oklahoma
A west wind made an abrupt shift to the northeast in the Oklahoma Panhandle Tuesday as seen by this GOES-East 1-min Geocolor-IR-SWIR blend. (Video courtesy: Bill Line / NOAA)
Fire Weather Warnings stretch across several states in the western Plains, including the Oklahoma Panhandle through Wednesday evening.
THREAT OF WILDFIRES REACHES CRITICAL LEVELS FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ON TUESDAY
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Gusts to 35 mph with relative humidity down to single digits means any fires that form could rapidly spread.