Ranger Road Fire KS

[Birdbander]

Anyone here affected by this current fire? My ex wife lives in Ashland, KS, one of the towns ordered to evacuate. Her & the dog are now safely in Wichita awaiting news. I've heard other towns & areas also under evacuation orders.

Hope all are safe.

 

[kansasdad]

Storm Chaser Stephen Jones

MASSIVE WILDFIRE OUTBREAK HAPPENING across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado! Satellite imagery showing horrific scenes of active fire that is currently ongoing. Evacuations in...

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[kansasdad]

KAKE News

This is the last image K-State's Kansas Mesonet was able to capture before its Ashland station went offline just a few moments ago.

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[kansasdad]

1.9M views · 22K reactions | Farmers are doing everything they can to save their livestock from the Stevens Fire south of Tyrone, OK. Heartbreaking 💔 | Storm Chaser Jaden Pappenheim

Farmers are doing everything they can to save their livestock from the Stevens Fire south of Tyrone, OK. Heartbreaking 💔

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[kansasdad]

Kevin Peroutek

Wildfires are raging in SW Kansas. I-70 is closed due to a massive vehicle pile-up due to poor visibility from blowing dust. Traveling west is not a good idea at this time.

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[kansasdad]

I-70 closures due to blowing dirt (and maybe smoke), multiple fatalities :

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[Birdbander]

Its a bad deal for the people, livestock and wildlife over a large area.

Thanks for the updates kansasdad.

 

[Mallardsx2]

I don’t know how much a CAT motor grader cost brand new, but that was almost a complete loss. Close call.

Hope it all gets put out.

 

[Birdbander]

Just heard Ashland residents were given the all clear to return.

 

[typhoon916]

That area is 3 hrs from me and I had ash falling down here from somewhere believe it was from there

 

[Gellar]

We’ve had nasty strong winds, 40mph sustained, gusts up to 60, out of the west for 2 days now. Yesterday morning there was a layer of soot and dust on my truck.