Aaron Ward, a meteorologist with the Weather Service office in Amarillo said visibility was “nearly zero” in the greater Amarillo region. The Texas Department of Public Safety said it was responding to multiple crashes across the region because of low visibility from clouds of dust.

Heavy wind can impact travel safety, reduce air quality, cause property damage and exacerbate the risk of wildfire.

In Oklahoma alone, more than 150 blazes were burning, which have destroyed almost 300 structures and killed at least one person.

The National Weather Service has said that Friday is a "day of concern" in Texas and Oklahoma because the cross-country storm is expected to drive gusty winds and dry air

Experts reported that the most likely place for a wildfire to spark is an area extending into north Texas across central Oklahoma into southeast Kansas. It was reported that winds, in extreme cases, c