By Mark Leberfinger, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
January 12,2014; 6:40PM,EST
At least three homes have been destroyed in a major grass fire near the Kansas-Missouri border.
Firefighters from Kansas and Missouri battled the blaze, which had quickly scorched a five- to seven-mile radius on the north side of Galena, Kansas, early Sunday afternoon, Cherokee County officials said.
There were power outages reported in the area at the time of the fire and a downed line may have sparked the blaze, officials said.
A major grass fire north of Galena has burned this structure on Wisteria Lane.
Another picture from KOAM TV of the grassfire near Galena Kansas #kswx #mowx #Joplin #wildfire #grassfire
Gusty
winds and low relative humidity set the stage for possible wildfires in
the region, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski
said.
The nearby Joplin, Mo., airport recorded a 53 mph wind gust at 12:20 p.m. CST, about 20 minutes after the fire was reported, she said.
The relative humidity has been below 30 percent throughout the early afternoon.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the area until 6 p.m. CST, according to the National Weather Service in Springfield, Mo.
The nearby Joplin, Mo., airport recorded a 53 mph wind gust at 12:20 p.m. CST, about 20 minutes after the fire was reported, she said.
The relative humidity has been below 30 percent throughout the early afternoon.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the area until 6 p.m. CST, according to the National Weather Service in Springfield, Mo.
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#WEATHER: Major grass fire being reported near Galena, KS at this time with several houses on fire
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A major grass fire north of Galena has burned this structure on Wisteria Lane. pic.twitter.com/mcsF40YiqA
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Major grass #fires in progress across parts of Oklahoma County. @stormpics has visual of fire N of El Reno, OK #weather #wildfires
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