Multiple grass fires were reported across the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles on Thursday evening, April 9, with the suspected cause being dry lightning from the storms passing through the area.
In Texas, a vegetation fire sparked from lightning in Oldham County north of Vega, off U.S. Highway 385.
The Purple Monster Fire was an estimated 1,500 acres and 75% contained, as of 1:54 p.m. Friday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The fire reportedly had experienced shifting winds from the storms, and it was burning in thick grass and brush…