Home / News / World News / Article / Oklahoma wildfires kill 2; threat nears historic level

Oklahoma wildfires kill 2; threat nears historic level

Temperatures are projected to reach the mid-90s with humidity below 10 per cent and winds gusting to 64 kph

Listen to this article :

Representational pictureRepresentational picture

Wildfires that have killed two people in western Oklahoma are nearing conditions not seen in at least a decade because of the mixture of high temperatures, low humidity and heavy winds, the National Weather Service said today. Weather service meteorologist Doug Speheger said tomorrow's forecast represents the most potential for the spread of wildfires in the past 10 years of a database that considers a variety of factors.

Trending Stories

Latest Photoscta-pos

Latest VideosView All

Latest Web StoriesView All

Mid-Day FastView All

Advertisement