"Texas Wildfires: Rapid Growth, Evacuations, and Extreme Weather Threat"

The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle has more than doubled in size to 200,000 acres, threatening towns and prompting evacuations in Hemphill and Roberts counties, including the town of Canadian. Gusty winds and dry conditions have fueled the rapid spread of the fire, which remains 0% contained. More than 11 million people in the south-central US are under red flag warnings due to dangerous fire weather, with multiple large wildfires igniting in the region. Firefighters are facing challenges containing the fires due to erratic fire behavior driven by strong winds. A cold front is forecast to bring some relief, but little to no wet weather is expected to aid firefighting efforts in the coming days.