High fire danger in listening area. Red Flag Warning for area.

Several roads and highways have been closed due to wildfires. US Hwy 60 is closed near the town of Vici to State Highway 183 due to wildfires. Yesterday, large grass fires east of Blackwell and near highway 123 were reported and required fire departments to be on the scene.  Yesterday 7 of the 10 volunteer fire departments in the listening area were called out to battle wildfires.  We are under a Red Flag Fire Warning from 10 am to 10 PM today.  Fires were also reported yesterday near Red Rock, Kildare and McCord.