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.

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center warned of "near historic" fire conditions in the Plains.

The Windmill and Rest Area wildfires Friday in the Texas Panhandle had burned thousands of acres and prompted evacuations. Here's the latest.