CLIMATE REPORT: Devastating wildfires steal March headlines
Most months, nearly breaking an all-time tornado record would dominate Oklahoma’s weather headlines. However, March 2025 will be remembered for a different kind of disaster — one of the worst wildfire outbreaks in state history, overshadowing all else.
Dangerous fire weather conditions permeated the month — typical for Oklahoma’s primary wildfire season in the late winter and early spring — fueled by dormant vegetation and frequent wind-driven storm systems.
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