Thursday, January 22, 2009

KAMA [230241]: Preliminary Local Storm Report

NWUS54 KAMA 230241
LSRAMA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
840 PM CST THU JAN 22 2009

..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0348 PM WILDFIRE 5 SW GUYMON 36.64N 101.55W
01/19/2009 E350 ACRE TEXAS OK FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

*** 1 INJ *** WILDFIRE OCCURRED ON U.S. HIGHWAY 54 AND
WAS CAUSED BY HAY TRUCK WHICH HAD CAUGHT FIRE. HIGH
WINDS DROVE THE FIRE DIRECTLY TOWARD HOMES AND OTHER
PROPERTY. THE DRIVER OF THE HAY TRUCK RECEIVED BURN
INJURIES TO HIS HANDS AND ARMS. THE
TRUCK...TRAILER...AND STACKS OF HAY WERE DESTROYED BY
THE FIRE AND SEVERAL ABANDONED VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. NO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS REPORTED...ALTHOUGH SEVERAL HOMES
AND OTHER STRUCTURES WERE THREATENED. THERE WAS ALSO
DAMAGE TO THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE DIRECT AND LASTING FIRE
FROM THE TRUCK AND TRAILER. THE WILDFIRE WAS FINALLY
EXTINGUISHED AROUND 2300 CST. THE GUYMON FIRE DEPARTMENT
WAS ASSISTED BY GOODWELL FD...TEXHOMA FD...TEXAS COUNTY
NUMBER2...TEXAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...OKLAHOMA
HIGHWAY PATROL...TEXAS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE...AND
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.


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EVENT NUMBER AMA0900933

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KJS

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