Smoke from massive wildfires plaguing northern Oklahoma and southcentral Kansas made its way through the Iola area Wednesday evening.
Several residents began noticing the smell of smoke around 9 o’clock, first in Woodson County, then in Iola and Allen County, and eventually on into the Fort Scott area.
Several called 911, noted the Allen County Sheriff’s Department.
The smoke cast a hazy pall over the nighttime sky, giving the full moon an orange glow.
The plumes dissipated as winds eventually shifted from the west to the north as a massive cold front blew through the area.
The smoke was thick enough to be picked up by weather satellites.
