The fire started around 1 p.m. on Saturday near 8700 Lower Crabapple Road, about 11 miles north of downtown Fredericksburg and then travelled east across Highway 16 North due to prime conditions for wildfires in the region, including high winds.

As high winds blow through the South this weekend, thousands of acres of wildfires are raging in Texas. An outbreak of wildfires began in Texas on Friday as winds exceeded 30 miles per hour and dry land provided the ideal fuel.

Oklahomans are assessing the devastation after wildfires damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes around the state during a severe weather outbreak.