Farther east and south, more typical spring storms -- meaning possible severe thunderstorms with hail, heavy rain and gusty winds -- were expected to visit the southern Plains and Mississippi River Valley by Wednesday evening.

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Timock says the weather has calmed down a bit, but she says more dry, windy thunderstorms are headed this way and, so far, only a small part of the fire has been brought under control.

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