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Here are the heartfelt tributes to people who have passed away which have been featured in this week's death announcements.

with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, 2,000 people are being urged to evacuate ahead of a wildfire moving rapidedly through forests in colorado. so far, 118 buildings have burned and 60 square miles have gone up in smoke. that fire is 15 miles outside of fort collins, one of many burning across the west tonight. barry peter seine in fort collins this evening. >> reporter: the fire is so big it's making its own weather, flames creating winds that drive it one direction and in an instant turn the fire another. 400 firefighters have been rushed in along with tankers and helicopter...

killed by mountain pine beatles. the insects reproduce and have destroyed an estimated $6 billion trees in the western united states and canada. beetles have killed half the trees around tracy's house. each tree a virtual matchstick. >> it's brown and dead and it's a roman candle. it goes up. >> reporter: it explodes? >> it explodes. >> reporter: from space you can see a stretch of throat-clogging smoke spreading hundreds of miles into parts of wyoming and nebraska. chad professor of fire science at colorado state university worries about the days ahead. >> it will be at least a few ...

prediction center issued a high risk warning more than 24 hours in advance. all eyes were on the plains this weekend as conditions were unusually ripe for tornado outbreak. through last night, at least 120-- 122 tornadoes formed, one of them hit the small town of woodward, oklahoma, killing at least five. that is where dean reynolds is tonight. dean, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. well, the storm system is still playing itself out across the nation's midsection at this hour. and this town provides a good reason to remain alert. because the weather that hit woodward wa...

jeff glor. it was only the second time in history the storm prediction center issued a high risk warning more than 24 hours in advance. all eyes were on the plains this weekend as conditions were unusually ripe for tornado outbreak. through last night, at least 120-- 122 tornadoes formed, one of them hit the small town of woodward, oklahoma, killing at least five. that is where dean reynolds is tonight. dean, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jeff. well, the storm system is still playing itself out across the nation's midsection at this hour. and this town provides a good reas...