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'Ash tornado' caught on camera while crews battled large grass fire in Oklahoma

'Ash tornado' caught on camera while crews battled large grass fire in Oklahoma
October 23, 2024

    LINCOLN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) -- A quick "ash tornado" popped up while several crews battled a large grass fire Tuesday afternoon in rural Lincoln County near Carney.

Lincoln County Emergency Management officials told KOCO 5 that authorities learned of the fire that started just off U.S. Highway 177 north of Carney shortly before 11 a.m. They said a trailer with a blowout caused the fire.

While crews battled the flames, Sky 5 captured the moment an "ash tornado" developed in a scorched field.

"This gives you an idea of what winds are like down there. That thing's just blowing across the field," Sky 5 Pilot Chase Rutledge said. "That's really, really neat. That's really interesting."

The "ash tornado" continued across the field but dissipated once it reached the tree line. A couple of other "ash tornadoes" tried developing in the same field but didn't fully form.

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