For over a week, the Texas Panhandle has been engulfed in flames as five active wildfires burn through the region. The flames have covered over 1.3 million acres of land thus far and they continue to work to destroy the Lone Star state. One of the five separate fires, called the Smokehouse Creek Fire, is now the largest fire ever recorded in Texas history and has single handedly burned over one million acres. As of just a few days ago, it was reportedly only 15% contained, meaning the grasp of the fire was still blazing rapidly.

Among the flames, there have been two reported casualties thus far.

The other four fires have luckily had more luck in their containment. The second largest spread is the Moore County’s Windy Deuce Fire, which has reached about 144,210 acres and is around 55% contained. Following this one Is the Gray County’s Grape Vine Creek Fire, burning around 35,000 acres with 60% containment. Next is the Oldham County’s Magenta Fire which has burned around 3,300 acres but is nearly contained at 85% containment. Lastly, is the much smaller in comparison Roughneck Fire, burning around 300 acres with 25% containment.

The unpredictable and chaotic weather patterns of the last few days have made fighting the fires and containing them difficult. The weather has unfortunately made fire spreading easier with warm weather, dry air, and strong winds. Originally, weather predictions showed stormy, rainy weather hitting Texas this past weekend, something many were hoping for, as they anticipated it would help tame the flames.

They are now expecting a cold front to come through the state.

The National Weather Service reported this cold front and advised should bring cooler temperatures which will help protect wildlife as much as possible. A Texas based National Weather Service station released a statement in which they mentioned that even without precipitation, the cooler weather, calmer winds, and humidity in the air should at the very least not worsen the fires.

The Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, said in a statement late last week that much of the damaged land is seemingly unsalvable. He said that damaged parts of the state are “completely gone” with “nothing left but ashes on the ground.” Many evacuated Texans continue to worry about what kind of home they will have to return to when it is deemed safe for them to do so.