Wildfire in Harper, Oklahoma
Wildfire March 6, 2017 – March 21, 2017 · Harper, Oklahoma
What the National Weather Service wrote
There was one indirect fatality as a woman suffered a heart attack while trying to fight the fire near her home.
The wider storm
The OKS-Selman and OKS-283 fires burned 44,324 acres in Harper county and 69,396 acres in Woodward county, respectively, starting on the 6th and continuing for a few weeks. Winds gusting to near 60 mph and relative humidity values in the single digits produced critical wildfire conditions. A cold front shifted the fire front overnight complicating fire management efforts. The towns of Laverne, Fort Supply, Buffalo along with Boiling Springs State Park were evacuated. Media reported 1 fatality, 9 homes destroyed, and over 200 cattle lost.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 683771. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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