Wildfire Smoke Lowers Visibility in North Texas

Three wildfires burning in the Texas Panhandle filled the sky with thick smoke on Tuesday, February 27, video shows.

Footage taken by Darlene Marie Polizzi shows drivers navigating low visibility in Hutchinson County on Tuesday due to the smoke.

As of Wednesday morning, the Windy Deuce fire in Hutchinson County was estimated to cover 40,000 acres (62.5 square miles) with 20 percent containment.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire was an estimated 500,000 acres (781 square miles) in size with zero containment, according to officials, and the Grape Vine Creek fire in Gray County was 30,000 acres (46.9 square miles) and 60 percent contained. Credit: Darlene Marie Polizzi via Storyful

Video transcript

- Boy, it's hard to even see.

- I know. That's why I'm thinking they're going to close these roads.

- Boy, it's hard to even see.

- I know. That's why I'm thinking they're going to close these roads.

- Boy, it's hard to even see.

- I know. That's why I'm thinking they're going to close these roads.

- Boy, it's hard to even see.

- I know. That's why I'm thinking they're going to close these roads.

- Boy, it's hard to even see.

- I know. That's why I'm thinking they're going to close these roads.