What is a 'high wind' warning? What to know about fire weather alerts, Oklahoma wildfires
Heavy wind can impact travel safety, reduce air quality, cause property damage and exacerbate the risk of wildfire.
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High winds to hike wildfire threat later this week with southern Plains as epicenter
By Friday, winds can gust to over 40 mph anywhere from the Intermountain West to the Great Plains, Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. Gusts in some areas can reach hurricane force (75 mph ...
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Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region ...
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High winds increase fire risk in central Iowa on Monday
THAT’S RIGHT. WARM TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS ARE PUTTING THE STATE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR FIRES. KCCI MARCUS MCINTOSH WAS THERE AS FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO KEEP A FIELD FIRE FROM SPREADING IN ...
AOL5d
Major winter storm in Plains to bring dangerous threats of high winds, blizzards and fires
A series of storm systems will move across the southern Rockies and High Plains, bringing strong upper-level winds and dry conditions west of the dryline – a boundary separating a humid air mass ...
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Firefighters knock down wind-driven brush fire on Long Island but risk remains with high winds
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to ...