Wildfire in Woodward, Oklahoma

Wildfire February 17, 2026 – February 24, 2026 · Woodward, Oklahoma

$51K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The 43 Fire burned 2,159 acres across west-central Woodward County, including areas on the south and west sides of Woodward. The end time is estimated.

The wider storm

The passage of an intense (130-150 knot) jet streak atop warm and very dry surface conditions fostered a high wind and wildfire episode across the northern Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma Panhandle and portions of northwestern Oklahoma on the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314606. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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