Smokehouse Creek Fire: Texas wildfire leaves one dead and dozens of cattle killed as herds desperately flee scorching wildlife - as 850,000 acres of land are engulfed by unrelenting flames

One person has been confirmed dead and dozens of cattle have also been killed as devastating video footage has showed cattle burned to death in the aftermath of wildfires sweeping across Texas 

Horrifying clips show cattle storming in their herds to get away from the smoke and flames

Devastating video footage shows cattle burned to death in the aftermath of wildfires sweeping across Texas

Herds of cattle are seen desperately fleeing the scorching wildfires sweeping Texas 

A firefighters with the Flower Mound Fire Department helps to contain a wildfire in the panhandle region of Texas

A herd of startled cows stick together as the wildfire rages on in the background in Texas

The wildfires sweeping across the Texas Panhandle have prompted evacuations, power outages and temporarily shutdown a nuclear weapons facility

The Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned 500,000 acres since igniting on Monday, making it the second-largest wildfire on record in the Lone Star state

Ranch workers were left without time to evacuate their livestock as the blazing fire approached

A cow that was killed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire lays on a cattle guard, outside of Canadian, Texas

Cattle that were killed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire lay in a burned field, outside of Canadian, Texas

Benny Rupprecht looks over his home that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, in Canadian, Texas, on February 28

The Grape Vine Creek Fire has reached 30,000 acres, the Reamer Fire has scorched 2,000 acres, Windy Deuce Fire has burned 40,000 acres and the Magenta fire has blazed through 2,000 acres

'Homes have burned in almost every direction,' Hemphill County Judge Lisa Johnson told local newspaper The Canadian Record

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the wildfires

Gusty winds of up to 60 mph, dry conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures have fed the blazes

Mason Holloway and Hugh Lively look through the remains of a relatives home that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire in Canadian, Texas

Hugh Lively looks over the remains of his sisters home that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, in Canadian, Texas

A Volkswagen that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire sits near other destroyed vehicles, in Canadian, Texas

The remains of a bicycle sit in front of a house that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire. The Canadian Independent School District cancelled classes on Wednesday

A charred vehicle sits in the driveway of a home that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek Fire. The Hansford County Office of Emergency Management said on Facebook, 'Structures and Houses lost in Hemphill County inside and outside of Canadian'

A view of a home that was burned by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire in Canadian, Texas

The remains of a vehicle sit in a home that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire

The flames of the Smokehouse Creek Fire have spread at an average rate of 150 football field per minute. Remains of plants burnt by the Smokehouse Creek Fire are pictured

Burned cars rest in Richard Murray's garage outside of Canadian, Texas

A view shows power lines that were destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire

The weather forecast provided some hope for firefighters - cooler temperatures, less wind and possibly rain on Thursday

The aerial image shows the damage in the aftermath of Texas wildfires 

The remains of a burned home smolder in Canadian, Texas on Wednesday 

Smoke rises from smoldering hay bales outside the town of Canadian, Texas on Wednesday