…Wildfires Continue to Pose Threat in South and West…

The Wallow Fire continues to burn in Arizona and New Mexico, consuming 487,016 acres. The U.S. Forest Service reports the fire is now 29 percent contained. Fire officials said the town of Alpine, Ariz., would remain evacuated for at least the next few days. Meanwhile, in Custer County, Colo., residents of a dozen homes north of Westcliffe were asked to evacuate Thursday ahead of advancing flames from the Duckett Fire, which has burned 2,969 acres and remains 10 percent contained. Wildfires are also burning in Georgia. The Honey Prairie Complex, Racepond Fire, and Sweat Farm Again Fire are all burning across southern Georgia. No structures have been burned. There is a high danger for wildfires today for west and northwest Texas, southwestern Oklahoma, portions of southern Colorado, and northern and eastern Arizona and New Mexico. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.

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