High winds stirred up fires and dust on Monday around Amarillo and the Panhandle, prompting warnings and new alerts.
The Texas A&M Forest Service said the Stinky Fire, which was originally an estimated five acres, is now around 500 acres with no containment as of Monday evening.
A mandatory evacuation and fire warning was issued for the neighborhoods near the fire at the Amarillo city landfill, which was closed early for high winds. RM 1061 (Tascosa Road) is closed from State Loop 335 to FM 2381 (Bushland Road) due to the fire, according to TxDOT. Several homes and structures in the area were engulfed in flames, with others threatened…