Wildfire — Payne, Oklahoma

2025-03-14 to 2025-03-27 · Payne, Oklahoma

Event narrative

The Stillwater Fire burned 21,000 acres in western and central Payne County, including western portions of the city of Stillwater. The included monetary loss/property damage figure is approximate; additional assessment is ongoing.

Wider weather episode

An intense upper system produced a historic wildfire outbreak and synoptic windstorm across the WFO Norman Forecast Area on the 14th. As a note, the first, last and highest magnitude wind gusts are those included in this episode for a particular zone (county).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1243274. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.