Multiple fires in Wagoner County

Crews battle multiple fires in Wagoner County Sunday afternoon.

One fire was located near 171st Street and the Verdigris River. The other began as a controlled burn, then spread to threaten a home near Porter.

The National Weather Service in Tulsa issued a Fire Weather Alert Sunday in effect until 7 p.m. for the following counties:

OSAGE... WASHINGTON... NOWATA... CRAIG... OTTAWA... PAWNEE... TULSA... ROGERS... MAYES… CREEK AND WAGONER.

The NWS warns unusually warm and dry weather combined with north winds to create a risk of rapid wildfire. The threat is expected to decline this evening as winds die down.

A Fire Weather Alert is issued when dangerous fire conditions are expected but are below Red Flag criteria.

More information here.

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