North Texas

Smoky Haze Cast Over North Texas Thursday

If you saw and smelled smoke in parts of North Texas Thursday morning, you were not alone.

NBC 5 received multiple phone calls, emails and messages about the smoke.

The initial information released by Mansfield police dispatch said the smoke was from a controlled burn at U.S. Highway 287 and Kimble Road.

However, the source of the smoke has not been found.

Mansfield police say a thick haze over North Texas is from a controlled burn at U.S. Highway 287 and Kimble Road.

Earlier Thursday, the smoke could be seen for miles throughout the southern sections of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

NBC 5 meteorologist Rick Mitchell said the smoke hovered over the area due to a warm layer of air not allowing it to rise and dissipate quickly.

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