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High wind threat spreading across Plains

Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers Thursday from the southern Plains into the Desert Southwest.

A potent low pressure system and associated cold front will sweep through the region, producing high winds from portions of Oklahoma to central and western Texas, as well as eastern and western New Mexico.

The National Weather Service has issued wind advisories for these areas, with a more serious high wind warning in parts of western Texas. Gusts in these areas will reach 45 to 60 mph at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/high-wind-threat-spreading-across-plains

Winds could spread Western wildfires out of control again

Just as crews were gaining ground on some of the largest wildfires in the West, the weather will once again turn against them.

Our crews captured this incredible aerial drop on Tuesday to help hold and secure the fireline at 9,000 feet on the #Caldorfire south of Lake Tahoe. #wildfireseason2021 #TMFR pic.twitter.com/Cow2HqbgQ1

— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) September 8, 2021

A low-pressure system is forecast to produce thunderstorms near many of these fires Thursday and Friday, as...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/winds-could-spread-western-wildfires-out-of-control-again

Largest wildfire in US nearly 400,000 acres in size

The Bootleg fire is the largest in the country and is just one of dozens of large wildfires burning out West.

As of Wednesday evening, the Bootleg fire had merged with the nearby Log fire and was scorching almost 400,000 acres in southern Oregon. It’s been burning for 16 days in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, approximately 11 miles northeast of Sprague River. Fire officials said Wednesday that the fire likely started as a result of a lightning strike.

Smoke from the fire is highly visible...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/largest-wildfire-in-us-nearly-400000-acres-in-size