The cold blast poses potential risks to agriculture and outdoor animals in a region unaccustomed to freezing temperatures.

The fire now engulfs 3,600 acres and is only 20 percent contained. Red flag warnings remain in place.

"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

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