700,000 acre's in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains has burned fron near Amrillo /borger east to near Oklahoma and sout into the south plains 8 towns have burned livestock burned trying to get away.
Jimmy

Wow, Jimmy that's terrible....and sad...

All I've watched this morning is the Weather Channel.
This is so sad.....

thats awful jimmy, keep us posted.

Altus Air Force Base was shut down last night because of fires.

It is just horrible. I hope you all can manage to stay safe down there.

Keep safe everyone down there.

So sorry to hear of the loss. When is the destruction going to end?

News just said over 1000 square miles in Texas panhandle has burned about the same in Oklahoma almost one solid fire from Groom and Borger
Tx to Okc.
Jimmy

Jimmy...they just said yesterday was the worst day for wildfires in Texas history...that's after Sunday's destruction.
More tornadoes for the rest of the country, too.

News just said the wild fires go from New Mexico /Texas line to Oklahoma on the Texas side. On New Mexico side from Tucumcari on I-40 to Texas Line. On Oklahoma side seems like fron Texas/Oklahoma line to almost Tulsa. Kansas/Oklahoma line south to Oklahoma/Texas line.Radio just said no grass in any of above states for livestock to eat that lived through the fires.
Jimmy

They're exagerating the fires in OK. The biggest were out near El Reno...they burned for 2 days, at least. There have been others, but not as big as those. I think they're all out today...and fire danger is lower today.

All of these fires are just horrible and here in Arkansas where I live we have had nothing but rain and more rain, Yes the farmers are loving it...But now the ground is too wet to get my potatoes in and it will have to be retilled. There is mud everywhere.

My wifes Aunt live in El Reno so I kno wabout those as she calls me. Ex sister inlaw lives in Guthrie was telling me about the fires up there. Just hope and pray we all start getting rain soon. We are under strict water ration and most lakes are very low.
Jimmy

Jimmy...if we ever get some rain, we'll have to try and set up that fishing trip!

Thats is right. My Grandson said to fish from the dam said the channel cats there were huge.
Jimmy

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="3" face="COMIC SANS MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JV:
<strong> Thats is right. My Grandson said to fish from the dam said the channel cats there were huge.

Say, where is the dam?

We actually have the burn ban lifted in a couple of counties in SE Oklahoma.

haven't been around here in a while, been a busy year for us, and the year we decided to take in some vacation time....whew. the fires in and around central ok have just been horrible, i was so glad to be able to have the windows open in the house, but the other night the smoke from the fires in el reno was so thick it was making me choke. gladly the grass is starting to go green again so maybe it won't be quite so flammable....really sad to see all the burned land...and not just a little scary.

This is from Amarillo Globe News.
This is caused by extreme heat from the fires which these fire Tornados can jump several miles and set down setting more fires. If your interested here is the paper link http://www.amarillo.com/stories/031406/new_4217531.shtml
Hope this is ok
Jimmy

I never heard of fire Torando's. Its so sad about the animals. Everyone stay safe.

Fires are nearing TAMPA, FLA...
near St. Peter'sburg..
Go figure...
Everythings' so dry...

Man that fire has really spread!!!

No seriously these fires have caused so much damage it is really sad.

At least where the fires burned outside of town the new grass is nice and green and growing good.

You took the words right out of my mouth Pat,
That's supposed to be fact that the land is green with growth after a fire, and it's supposedly good for the land...to have fire on them every so many years....
I know it's not good for the humans' but the land yes..

Well....we watched the smoke from a fire to our south all afternoon...there was a big fire 5 miles south of us, and I mean due south, driven by 40 mile per hour winds, heading straight our way...It was mentioned on local news, supposed to send out helicopters...
We ran sprinklers all afternoon in anticipation, no updates on the local channels. This fire was about 1/4 mile from my mom, but to her east, I got her to put her sprinklers out. There was so much smoke that our clothes reek of smoke...about an hour ago, we stopped seeing the clouds of smoke, but we can still smell it.

Oh Dave, that is way too close to home. Were you able to go out and see where they were able to stop the fire?

This is strange we have rain in the forecast this weekend.

Triss...I'm in a very rural area...no telling where the fire was, but somewhere very near my mom...and headed toward us,as well. I think it must be out now, but there's still the smell of smoke in the air.
Yeah, Pat, they're saying 80% chance of rain Saturday...let's keep our fingers crossed!

Norman...I was watching this on NBC news tonight.
It looks awful...so scarey and sad.

I sure hope it is out. Are you still watering??? Or can you?

Tonights news said they are evacuating towns in the Panhandle read where Amarillo has an evacuation plan going also. Memphis where my parents got married is in danger of going up as is Paducah I have an Aunt there but they say she and her sister are safe for now. Turkey and all those small towns are in danger from what I understand. Found out my Ex sister in law lost everything in Oklahoma so they are going to Baird Tx outside of Abilene . I wonder if they think that is a safer palce to be.
Jimmy

Oh goodness Jimmy, that is just awful. So sorry that your ex sil lost everything. Will be praying for them. How are the fires right near you?

The few we have here right now are under control or out. Just those North West of us and in Oklahoma are the bad ones.
Jimmy

Well I am glad you are safe. I hope you all get some rain soon!

I guess the same fires in the Texas panhandle are still burning...5 days now. No mention of last night's fire on this morning's news. Rain chances near 100% for the weekend! I hope that includes everyone that needs it.

They just said that the fire to our south has flared up again this morning. They still haven't shown exactly where it's at or how big it is, but they did mention the town south of us. A car was seen speeding away just before the fire started yesterday.
The Texas fires have killed 11 people and 10,000 animals.

prayinf for rain for those that are in the fire zones.
stay safe

A lot of the area that is burning is miles and miles of open grass, there's not a lot to stop it.

You get west of I-35, and it mostly open prairie.

We had a bad one just west of Tulsa.

It's really bad when the Weather Radar shows the smoke trails!!!

We are getting thunder and lightening now got dogs all exited supposed to get rain hope it rains in your too Pat and Dave. We all need it bad hope we all get as much as we can stand for now and the Panhandle gets enopugh to put out thier fires.
Jimmy

The forecast calls for 90% chance Sat and Sun, and a 30% chance about Thurs. They are talking about 1 to 2 inches.

Hope you all get a bunch!

SE Oklahoma may get 3" or more!!

Doin' the ole rain dance for you boys...
Hope you get some nice gentle rains...

Rained softly on and off all night. Raining hard again started about 11:00 this morning very cold here down to 52 an hour ago was 68 so cooling off too fast. Dave,Pat I hope you are getting some of this up there News says you are but knowing what liars most of the weathermen are I seldom beleive them. I think we have gotten around 2 inchs so far. Weather Channel showing rain to Tusla/Jones Airpport and OKC Tinker filed and heavy rain around Ardmore. Hope it is true.
Jimmy

Well it has rained off and on all night and day. We just got back from Tulsa, was raining good in spots.

Went to an Air Show at Jones Airport last year, mostly old warbirds.

It's raining to our south and north but only a trace here so far. Typical luck. At least the chances are good all weekend.

Still raining from last night here they said about 2 inch so far more predicted until Monday sometime then a light freeze. sounds righ get some rain and then it freezes just what these idiots here need I-35 Ice rink.
Jimmy

The rain has picked up off and on, I doubt it's 1/4 inch yet but more to come!

We have had about 1/2 inch so far.

That is just wonderful to hear!

We may have crossed the 1/4 inch mark...maybe even the 1/2!

Not even a soaking into the dead grass layer huh guys.... I will keep doing the "Happy Rain Dance" for you all!!!

Just over 3 inchs unofficially flood canals and ditches are full which is wonderful a prettier sight I can't remember.
Jimmy

It must be working, weezie! We're up to 1.3 inches! YAY!

It's a funny thing how some things green up overnight when it finally rains...a planter full of hens'n'chicks is suddenly very green...

My kids were watchin' me do that happy dance and they were thinkin' I'd lost it..
Well, I have, but they don't need to know that..
snicker...

VERY GLAD to hear you're finally getting some much needed rain!!!
(I'll keep doing it too, so you get some more)

Having T-Storms right now rain coming down in sheets now we are under flash flood watch. Always some kind of watch if not for wildfires it's for floods in two days. That's ok at least we're not on fire now hope the Panhandle gets a pile of this also.
Jimmy

I'll stop dancing Jimmy...
I asked for Gentle Rains originally...

Gentle rain finally falling again...it had stopped for a few hours. Man, Jimmy, when it rains it pours! I'm glad we aren't getting that. At least some must have soaked in before now, or it would have washed all your topsoil away.

topsoil??? that has pretty much already blown away. But yes it is nice with flood watch or not I live on a high spot so not worried about that part just enjoy seeing water in all the canals and bar ditches. My front and back yards are lakes so I know my garden is watered well.
Jimmy

It has started raining here again as well, don't know how much we have had over the last 2 days, but the water is standing in puddles.

From dust to flooding. Where is the middle ground? I really wish you all would get some more nice gentle rain that soaks in instead of washing away.

I heard they blamed one death on flooding in
Texas...

We have had 1.3 inches of rain in the last couple of days, and the Gov has lifted the burn ban!!!!

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That is really good news, Pat!!!

I will be firing up the BBQ this weekend!!!

We got anywhere from 6 to 10 inchs depending on what news you listen to. Lot of lakes are running over and roads now blocked. Dallas levy's are 100 years old and they are afraid they will give way. Why don't these places rebuild stuff that is that old before something happenes? They have to know it's weak just from the age if no other reason.
Jimmy