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Smoke Shrouds Sun in Orange Haze as Wildfire Rips Through Texas Panhandle

Smoke shrouded the sun in an orange haze as a wildfire burned near Howardwick, Texas, located about 67 miles southeast of Amarillo, on Tuesday, February 17. Chad Casey captured this footage showing orange smoke and flames from Texas State Highway 70. The https://cityofhowardwick.com/fire-department National Weather Service warned the dangerous fire was moving rapidly and officials with the https://cityofhowardwick.com/fire-department City of Howardwick issued an evacuation alert, ordering residents to go to an activity center in Clarendon. According to local news outlet https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/02/17/weather-sparks-fires-in-texas-oklahoma-panhandles-triggers-power-shutoff/88724772007/ Amarillo Globe News , multiple fires were reported across both the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. (Footage by Chad Casey/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
Smoke shrouded the sun in an orange haze as a wildfire burned near Howardwick, Texas, located about 67 miles southeast of Amarillo, on Tuesday, February 17. Chad Casey captured this footage showing orange smoke and flames from Texas State Highway 70. The https://cityofhowardwick.com/fire-department National Weather Service warned the dangerous fire was moving rapidly and officials with the https://cityofhowardwick.com/fire-department City of Howardwick issued an evacuation alert, ordering residents to go to an activity center in Clarendon. According to local news outlet https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2026/02/17/weather-sparks-fires-in-texas-oklahoma-panhandles-triggers-power-shutoff/88724772007/ Amarillo Globe News , multiple fires were reported across both the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. (Footage by Chad Casey/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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February 18, 2026
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Clarendon, Texas, United States
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