Smoky haze seen in Houston on March 18, 2022. (KPRC 2, Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Wondering what that smell is across Houston Friday?
According to KPRC 2 Meteorologist Anthony Yanez, the smoke is coming from the Eastland Complex fire, located 120 miles west of Dallas in West Texas. The fire has now burned over 40,000 acres.
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Thursday night’s cold front, plus gusty winds picked up the smoke from the wildfire and steered it towards Houston.
Does it smell like a fire this morning? Smoke from the #EastlandComplex fire is reaching us in SE Texas. The 40,000 acre fire is 300 miles away but the northwest winds is steering the smoke straight for us. #Smokesmell#Smokepic.twitter.com/xYugUOq0Od
A graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown, Ana moved to H-Town from sunny southern California in 2015. In 2020, she joined the KPRC 2 digital team as an intern. Ana is a self-proclaimed coffee connoisseur, a catmom of 3, and an aquarium enthusiast. In her spare time, she's an avid video gamer and loves to travel.