Posted on 01/02/2006 7:43:14 AM PST by JustaCowgirl
Here's the caption for that dramatic picture. It's the one near Guthrie. That was a massive fire, from what I hear. Supposedly there are 250,000 acres of grassland burned already, and no end in sight.
An oil well pump is silhouetted against a grass fire in Guthhrie, Okla., Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006. Dry and windy conditions made for perfect conditions for fires that have plagued Texas and Oklahoma in the past week.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Temperature has jumped four degrees in 10 minutes. They are saying tomorrow is going to be another day like Sunday.
I'm praying for rain.
Is there somewhere online with a map of where all the fires are? I had hoped Fox would have some nifty graphic, but I haven't seen anything like that.
susie
Strange....
Wow. I think Central Oklahoma is in even worse shape than we in the Eastern half are.
You would think everyone would have enough sense not to throw cigarette butts out the window in this kind of weather, wouldn't you? Maybe they're all over the TV and radio telling people not to do that, but I haven't heard it.
Click on the .jpg links to see satellite photos superimposed on maps:
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/
Home page:
http://www.noaa.gov/fireweather/
God give us rain, please!
Possibly if the fires aren't too hot it will help the pastures and hayfields come back better next spring. Maybe get rid of some parasites too.
Not being callous, just trying to find a good side to all this. (Trying awfully hard).
Those are some beautiful, wild frontier areas.
If Mount Saint Helen would shut her gaping hole and quit spouting off maybe it would allow some rain to travel across the country.
Had rain in MO last night but the weather patterns don't travel back west. Sorry. We're still behind by 12 inches in avg rainfall.
Sending prayers and pixie dust for blessings of rain to those fire storm areas!!!!
If it were confined to pastures and hayfields, I'd say you're right. Farmers routinely burn off the stubble to help their soil. But unfortunately these fires take everything in their path- trees, structures, houses, oil fields, etc. And a lot of small animals who can't get out of its path, too.
Yes, pray for rain indeed. Or snow, sleet, whatever, as long as it's wet!
You're kidding, right?
Praying for rain and cooler weather. May God protect those fighting the fires. I am sad for those who have lost their homes.
No, I am NOT kidding. When she blew in '80 we proceeded to have the WORST drought EVER. Even in the midwest. Her destruction was NOT just WA. She has been spouting off for 15 months now.
We might have received 3 drops of rain here in Camden County. North Missouri got some and in Iowa...
I know I haven't heard a lot of announcements. You would think that people would have more common sense then that which makes me wonder if they are doing it on purpose. Having lived in SoCal for awhile, I know we had people out there intentionally starting fires.
This is terribly sad. My heart belongs in the Texas/Oklahoma area and my prayers go out to those people and the valiant firefighters struggling against nature to help them.
But Texans and Sooners are sturdy people made of stouter stuff and they will rebound and re-build.
I pray God gives them courage against the discouragement they must be feeling today. "This, too, shall pass".
Be strong, my Texas and Oklahoma brothers and sisters.
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