Dry winds hamper efforts to battle Texas fires

By the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTSMore than a million acres burn in TexasOn Wednesday, emergency personnel respond to four new firesThe new blazes are across more than 1,000 acres West Texas is in the middle of an extended droughtAre you there? Share your photos and video.

Dallas (CNN) -- Fire-friendly conditions are expected to return Thursday in various parts of Texas, where thousands of firefighters have been battling blazes that have scorched more than a million acres.

And Mother Nature's not cooperating -- warm, dry winds are blowing across the already bone-dry landscape.

"Even if we get 2 inches of rain, the ground's going to eat it up," said David Hennig, a meteorologist in Midland, Texas. "We need a pattern shift."

High-res photos: Wildfires blaze across Texas

West Texas averages nearly 15 inches of rain a year, according to Hennig.

In the past six months, only 13-hundredths of an inch of rain have been recorded in that part of the state.

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