{"id":119942,"date":"2024-10-30T05:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119942"},"modified":"2024-10-30T05:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T22:33:53","slug":"wind-driven-wildfires-in-central-oklahoma-prompt-evacuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119942","title":{"rendered":"Wind-driven wildfires in central Oklahoma prompt evacuations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Video taken by a driver in Edmond, Oklahoma, shows thick smoke rising from a wildfire on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>NORMAN, Okla. <\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wildfires<\/a> in central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/oklahoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma<\/a> are prompting officials to order evacuations for some communities as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind<\/a> blows the fire.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/cushing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cushing<\/a>, Oklahoma, Emergency Management put out evacuation orders east of the city in southeastern Payne County. The orders state that residents in this area should evacuate immediately and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> north to escape the wildfire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/cashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cashion<\/a>, Oklahoma, the Twin Lakes area was also placed under an evacuation. Residents from County Line to Council, north to County Road 75, should evacuate to the gas station at Highways 33 and 74, the order said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/oklahoma-wildfire-scorches-wildlife-refuge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>OKLAHOMA WILDFIRE SCORCHES MORE THAN 12,000 ACRES IN WILDLIFE REFUGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The order also advised residents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/crescent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crescent<\/a>, Oklahoma, to be ready to evacuate should the fire spread.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Oklahoma Forestry Services and Logan County Emergency Management also issued a Fire Warning for eastern Kingfisher and western Logan counties.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Around the area of the fires, wind gusts were recorded at 40-45 mph.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/edmond-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Smoke in the distance of Edmond, OK. The fire department advised residents to avoid some areas because of smoke.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Smoke in the distance of Edmond, OK. The fire department advised residents to avoid some areas because of smoke.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Edmond Fire Department)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Thick smoke limited visibility in the vicinity of these towns. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/edmond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edmond<\/a>, just north of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/oklahoma\/oklahoma-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oklahoma City<\/a>, large plumes of smoke clouded roads, requiring officials to close portions of roadway. &#8220;Residents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/commuter-forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commuters<\/a> and travelers near I-35 and Covell are advised to avoid the area due to an active grass fire,&#8221; the fire department said on Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The post said fire and emergency officials were working to contain the blaze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Oklahoma Forestry Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OklahomaForestry\/posts\/pfbid0328sDq1rtU13LJoT84ZpyzTBYgGxnDpJyRR4DhnsxP1hTE679C4ukgRC3WzRdyzNEl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">took to Facebook<\/a> Tuesday afternoon to remind Oklahomans about burn bans in place all across the state. &#8220;The list of counties under burn bans continues to grow,&#8221; the agency said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/wildfires-oklahoma-prompt-evacuations\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video taken by a driver in Edmond, Oklahoma, shows thick smoke rising from a wildfire on Tuesday afternoon. 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