Author Topic: Major Fire Near Amarillo, TX  (Read 131 times)

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Offline skysummit

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Major Fire Near Amarillo, TX
« on: February 27, 2011, 04:36:33 PM »
As of this post, there is a major fire near Amarillo, TX with MANDATORY evacuations underway.  According to scanner audio, the fire is moving toward El Rancho and further evacuations are about to begin.

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Re: Major Fire Near Amarillo, TX
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 05:04:38 PM »
   Wow, very scary!  50+mph gusts and dewpoints of 10F with that dryline in the vicinity.  Thanks for the headsup. Nothing on the news about it yet.
   Mark

 

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