4 Dead in Colorado Crash as Strong Winds Kick Up Wildfire Warnings
High winds were fueling the risk of wildfires across the Southwest and the Plains, and an Oklahoma town faced a mandatory evacuation. Officials said the weather had caused a deadly pileup in Colorado. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Wildfires
Topics: Colorado, pileup, deadly, caused, weather, Officials, evacuation, mandatory, faced, Oklahoma, Plains, Southwest, across, wildfires, fueling, winds, Warnings, Wildfire, Winds, Strong, Crash
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/weather/fire-winds-oklahoma-kansas-colorado.html