Wildfire dangers in Oklahoma are going hand in hand with the growing lack of rainfall across the state as well as the continued heat wave gripping the state and much of the central part of the U.S.
The Oklahoma Forestry Division, in its Monday update showed no significant large fire activity. However, the wildfire experts also suggested that because of the growing dry conditions and the lack of moisture, the potential for larger fires is quickly looming.
“With no rainfall in the previous ten days and persistent warm temperatures, composite fuel moisture has continued to degrade leading to increasing resistance to control in some areas,” advised the Forestry Division.
“Average fire size continues to gradually increase coupled with increasing tendency for problematic fire behavior during initial attack operations. Initial attack efforts are expected to remain successful early in the week, but with continued hot/dry
conditions degrading composite fuel moisture and elevated fire weather potential late-week large emergence of some large fires
(+300 acres) is expected.”
