March 6th 2018 storng winds and grass fires

Overview

Deep low pressure over Iowa and very deep afternoon mixing set the stage for strong northwest winds across much of the Plains. Gusts topping 60 mph were common across Kansas and Nebraska. These strong winds elevated the grassland fire danger into the extreme and catastrophic categories for much of Kansas and Oklahoma. Numerous large fires were reported in these areas.

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		Wildfires driven by high winds all over Kansas today. This in north of Harper. pic.twitter.com/Y8BAiVEy7r — Travis Heying (@travisheying) March 6, 2018	I'm about 2 miles N & 1E of the fire. Crews are working hard to keep it from jumping the highway. #KSWX @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/bks857yXj9 — HPCO Weather Info (Media) (@hpcoweather) March 6, 2018
Wind measurements on March 6th 2018	Surface map from afternoon of March 6th
			UPDATE: Outbuilding damaged in Strong City blaze, structures destroyed in Severy fire https://t.co/PpkLD3logN #KVOENews @NWSTopeka @NWSWichita @WIBWweather @wibw pic.twitter.com/7MwOHiPxEB — KVOE (@KVOEAM1400) March 6, 2018
Satellite detected fire over Barton County		Model sounding for Wichita showing mixing to 700mb

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