This comes after a rash of wildfires broke out across the state Friday and Saturday, leading to four deaths, 142 injuries and almost 300 houses and structures destroyed, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Friday night. Over 24 counties are included in a red flag warning for Monday and a subsequent fire weather watch for Tuesday.

The fire threat continues in Oklahoma and increases in West Texas on Tuesday, with an extreme critical risk for weather conditions. Winds could gust 60 to 75 mph with relative humidity down to 7% in places. Any fires that develop in these conditions can spread easily and will be very difficult to control.