Warm, dry and windy weather in Oklahoma has fueled multiple wildfires and prompted authorities to urge nearly one-third of the residents of the small city of Woodward to flee

If you woke up in the Chicago area Wednesday to find your car covered in dust after the rain last night, there's a reason for that.

The fires are being fueled by a combustible combination of unusually warm temperatures, low humidity, dry vegetation and strong wind gusts. These conditions have heightened the fire risk across the Southern Plains since Tuesday, when winds reached over 60 miles per hour and multiple fires broke out.

Millions remain under Fire Weather Warnings, including areas affected by the Ranger Road Megafire along the Oklahoma–Kansas border, as well as the Lavender and 8 Ball Fires in Texas. With wind gusts up to 50 mph and relative humidity below 15%, these uncontained fires — and any new ignitions — could spread rapidly.

Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires say they're in the crosshairs of the White House v. California political battle over aid. It's making it difficult for some to recover let alone rebuild.

Feb. 17 wildfires kill livestock, injure responders Wildfires ripped across areas of Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas and Nebraska, killing livestock, destroying structures and sending firefighters to the hospital with fire and smoke related injuries.

Krystal and Eric Palmer lost their home, vehicles, shops, travel trailer, and countless irreplaceable keepsakes in the wildfires burning in the Oklahoma panhandle. Friend’s launched a GoFunMe to help the pair rebuild their lives.