An elevated wildfire threat will remain in Dallas and much of North Texas next week, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.

The North Texas region is under critical or extreme fire threats on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

So far, DFW has not seen any major fires, but the extreme threat continues into Friday afternoon. North Texas fire departments have increased staffing and more tools on hand, responding with more than the typical number of engines.

A powerful storm system roared across the Midwest and South Friday night, unleashing a series of tornadoes that carved paths of destruction and left at least three dead in Missouri.

A rare Level 5 out of 5 severe weather threat looms over the South as a dangerous line of storms threatens strong, long-track tornadoes and damaging wind gusts through Saturday.