At a press conference in Mannford Saturday morning, Gov. Kevin Stitt said more than 170 thousand acres had burned and more than 293 homes and structures were destroyed across the state during Friday's destructive wildfire storms.

Hundreds of homes were destroyed as wildfires swept across Oklahoma, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders.

As Oklahomans assessed the devastation from wildfires that whipped across the state, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes, officials in both Oklahoma and Texas warned Sunday of an increased risk of fire danger in the coming week.

A wildfire that began Saturday afternoon has reached 40% containment, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

As high winds blow through the South this weekend, thousands of acres of wildfires are raging in Texas. An outbreak of wildfires began in Texas on Friday as winds exceeded 30 miles per hour and dry land provided the ideal fuel.

Fire crews in Gillespie County and Texas A&M Forest Service are continuing to battle the large blaze that began Saturday at around 1 p.m.