The fires in the state that aren’t yet contained include a 250,000 acre blaze burning in Hutchinson County.

A nuclear weapons facility in the Texas Panhandle said it had evacuated some staff Tuesday amid wind-fueled wildfires that covered thousands of acres and prompted the governor to issue a disaster declaration.

The Pantex Plant, which handles nuclear weapons, said it was monitoring the situation but that there was no fire on the plant site. All weapons were safe and unaffected, the facility said.

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    9 months ago

    94°F in fucking February? Fuck that. I thought it was ridiculous that we had some 60°F days here in Washington.

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      9 months ago

      I know and that’s after having the second hottest summer in TX history.

      We’ve only had a handful of days under 50 it seems like. I just hope this doesn’t mean an even worse summer.