Wildfire in Jackson, Oklahoma

Wildfire March 15, 2026 – March 18, 2026 · Jackson, Oklahoma

$18K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Salt Fork Fire burned 3,327 acres across northern Jackson County, northwest of Martha.

The wider storm

The passage of an intense cold front, associated with a deepening midlatitude cyclone across the central CONUS, fostered a non-convective wind and wildfire episode across Oklahoma and western-north Texas during the morning into early evening of the 15th. Strong winds over very dry topsoil also led to sporadic reductions in visibility (and vehicle incidents) due to blowing dust. High Wind events included in this episode capture the first, last and highest magnitude wind gust in a particular zone/county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323421. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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