Texas Department of Transportation in Amarillo posted to X: "FM 281 is closed between US 70 and US 83 due to limited visibility from the area wildfire. We will update as more information becomes ...

In red: the estimated area of wildfires to the northeast of Amarillo, Texas, as of 6 a.m. ET on February 28. The Smokehouse Creek fire now spans 300,000 acres.

Discover the 2025 Texas Route 66 Festival in Amarillo, with 10 days of events, a full schedule, ... a campaign aimed at increasing visibility for Amarillo and surrounding destinations.

An interactive map of wildfires burning across Texas. ... the total area burned was 2,421 acres. Fire details. Double ... The fire started in a pecan orchard and quickly spread to surrounding brush.

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the Texas Panhandle wildfires for Wednesday, Feb. 28. For the latest news on the blaze, view our live updates file for Thursday, Feb. 29. The ...

Illustration by Kathleen Fu 1. The Panhandle. Thanks to simple geometry, the Texas Panhandle is perhaps the easiest of the state’s eleven regions to delineate.

The Rest Area Fire: 1,000 acres, 0 percent contained, in Gray County, directly east of Amarillo, Texas. The Cottonwood Creek Fire: 633 acres, 95 percent contained, in San Saba County in central Texas.