The Oklahoma Medical Examiner said that four people have died and more than 140 others were injured in the raging wildfires.

Oklahoma has seen more than 400 homes destroyed, and 170,000 acres of land burned after several wildfires broke out. This prompted evacuations due to extreme fire weather conditions over the weekend.

Red flag warnings are in place for most of the state between 11 am and 10 pm on Monday, due to gusty winds, low humidity, and dry vegetation.

The Midwest and South are experiencing dangerous storm conditions that have caused many vehicle accidents.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, eight people were killed in a Kansas major accident on Interstate 70 near the Colorado border. The crash involved more than 50 vehicles. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported that several other people were also injured.

In the Texas panhandle, four people were killed in car crashes caused by a dust storm, according to Sgt. Cindy Barkley, with the Texas Department of Public Safety.

One person died in a vehicle accident after driving into smoke, according to Gov. Kevin Stitt in Oklahoma.

The governor said that the alert system in his state worked better than ever before to let the people know, and they had plenty of warnings available on their phones.

Stitt stated, “We have no reports of deaths from the homes because we evacuated everyone, unlike tornadoes. But, the damage to our houses is incredible.”

According to the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, 130 fires were reported across 44 counties in Oklahoma.

This weekend, the same storm system responsible for heavy winds in the Plains is also to blame for tornadoes that erupted across the Midwest and South.

It was a perfect storm. Stitt stated that the humidity level dropped to a record low of below 10% and with the wind, it dried out everything.

“We’ll need a few good days to put out all the fires, as there is a slight risk of a return, perhaps Monday or Tuesday.” “We’ve got crews from Louisiana and Arkansas coming to help us put out the fires”, he said.

On Friday, a state of emergency was declared in 12 counties across Oklahoma.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has warned of “near-historic” fire conditions on the Plains.

On Friday, red flags and high-wind warnings were issued for several states of the Plains and Midwest.

Extreme fire weather conditions in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were caused by a very dry, warm, and windy climate.

The National Weather Service Norman reported that “multiple large wildfire complexes” burned Friday evening in central, northern, and western Oklahoma.

The NWS warned residents to evacuate because “a complex of extremely dangerous wildfires are located along the eastern and southern parts of Lake Carl Blackwell.”‘

Texas A&M Forest Service reported that the Windmill Fire in Texas started in Roberts County and grew to approximately 11,000 acres. The fire was only 50% contained by Friday evening. Its forward progress had been stopped.

The Texas A&M Forest Service announced that parts of Gray County in Texas were under temporary evacuation orders due to the Rest Area fire. It said that the fire had burned approximately 3,000 acres and was only 30% contained by Friday evening.

The Texas Department of Public Safety warned of “dangerous” conditions as it reported several crashes in the northwest Texas area on Friday due to low visibility caused by dust blowing.

Dust storms in the northwest of Oklahoma have also caused low visibility, according to the NWS Norman.