A strong weather system that began with an atmospheric river in California on March 13 and spread across the Southern U.S. caused tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma. For more information on the overall system, see the U.S. Tornadoes and Severe Storms disaster profile.
In Oklahoma, more than 20 wildfires are blazing as of March 19, following a massive fire outbreak on March 14, which saw 150 fires and 170,000 acres burn in about 24 hours. Two fires, the 33 Road Fire and the Luther Fire, merged in Logan and Payne counties.
Fires continue to burn in Texas, with new ones emerging, even as others are contained. More than 50 fires have burned across the state since March 14.
(Photo from County of Los Angeles Fire Department via X)
