Texas wildfires live updates: 1 dead as more than 1 million acres burn across the state

What to know about the Texas wildfires

• More than a million acres across Texas were covered by 23 separate wildfires as of 7 a.m. this morning, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
• The state's fire preparedness level was raised to a three, meaning outside help from other agencies, regions or states may be required to battle the flames.
• Family members identified an 83-year-old grandmother from the town of Stinnett as the lone person confirmed killed from the fires. Joyce Blankenship, a former substitute teacher, was found dead in her home, family members said.
• The wildfire at Smokehouse Creek is only 3% contained and has covered 850,000 acres — bigger than Rhode Island — quickly making it the second largest in Texas history.
• Conditions ripe for more fires are expected Saturday and Sunday. Heat and high winds — forecast to gust at 20 to 30 and 35 mph — will likely cause “critical fire weather conditions again," the National Weather Service in Amarillo said.