Wildfires driven by hurricane-force winds roared though parts of Texas and Oklahoma on April 10, 2009. The small town of Stoneburg sustained heavy damage as the 25,000-acre fire raged across several different locations. Authorities said there were at least nine major fires in the Fort Worth, Wichita Falls and Amarillo areas in Texas that night.Chron.com: Wildfires kill 2, devastate 2 small Texas towns (April 9, 2009)
On April 12, 2009, heavy rains in North Texas helped bring many of the fires under control.Salon.com: Rain brings wildfire relief to North Texas (April 12, 2009)
January 2009 Wildfires
On Thursday, January 22, 2009, a cold front moved into a large part of Texas, bringing dry and windy conditions. The Texas wildfire service issued fire warnings at that time. Humidity was reported to be 20 to 30% on the Texas coast and less than 20% in the mainland.Disaster News Network: High fire risk posted for southern TX (January 22, 2009)
More than 45 fires burned more than 10,000 acres across south and central Texas the weekend of January 24, 2009. Although firefighters had begun to contain the fires as of January 26, the continued dry and windy conditions threatened to rekindle many areas.FOX News: Dry, Windy Conditions Keep Texas Wildfires Burning (January 25, 2009)
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National Weather Service labeled much of Texas and Oklahoma as "extremely critical fire weather area."CNN.com: Hurricane-force Winds Fan Scores of Fires in Southwest (April 10, 2009)
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Hurricane force winds fanned flames spreading wildfires across Northern Texas on April 9, 2009
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75,000 acres of pasture and nearly 100 homes in Montague County were burnedSalon.com: Rain brings wildfire relief to North Texas (April 12, 2009)
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Three people were reportedly killed in the fires and another two were injuredSalon.com: Rain brings wildfire relief to North Texas (April 12, 2009)
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WFAA-TV Channel 8 reporter Matt Quinn and his wife Cathy, residents of Montague County were killed in the firesStar-Telegram: Three deaths reported in North Texas wildfires (April 9, 2009)
