This is the same area that the state record of 141 MPH wind occurred several years ago. There have been several large fires in the area. 400,000 acres burned recently just north with the wind driving the fire 17 miles in one day.
The wind has been pretty out of control, that’s for sure. It’s not all that unusual for it to be windy, whether in the mountains or on the plain - but this! The power flickered on and off all day long where I live, then went out for several hours just as the sun set.
Those fires were in KANSAS