Update: The state of California yesterday and through the night has been hit with numerous new lightining caused wildland fires, currently picking up 5 new fires per hour we have over 100 new fires, the largest is 1000 acres and numerous fires in the 10 to 20 acres range.
From a large 50,000 acre fire that will burn for months to single tree smokes fire personal are scrambling today to catch all the small ones early and contain the big ones.
Dry lightning strikes 1:45 hrs
Pictures of this mornings dry lightning strikesCredit: SLO Lightning tracker - Link, Storm vue racersnet - Link
Note on ground strikes: Most lightning caused fires are the result of + charged ground strikes.
Red flags continue flying over California:
Sacramento office of the National Weather Service has issued a RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY LIGHTNING: ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET INCLUDING THE COASTAL RANGE AND SHASTA COUNTY ALONG WITH THE NORTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA FOR DRY LIGHTING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE TAHOE AND ELDORADO FORESTS ALONG WITH THE STANISLAUS FOREST WEST OF THE SIERRA CREST FOR DRY LIGHTNING.
The Eureka office of the National Weather Service has issued a FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY LIGHTNING: ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING OVER AREAS OF THE SIX RIVERS...SHASTA- TRINITY...AND MENDOCINO NF...
Resources: (CSR) -Extended staffing state wide, California OES is already pulling resources from local government agencies.Kaage's team has been ordered for the Lime Complex SHF , Swarztlander's team has been ordered for the Iron Complex SHF, Carlton's Type2 team will staged at NOPS and Pincha-Tulley Type 1 team will be staged at McClellen.
The GACC is.
Lightning coordination areas(LCA) have been established in Tehama County, Shasta County and Lassen Counties, Local government Strike Teams en route to the Garberville and Groveland for the lighting seige
We spent the last few days camped at about 5000' on Boardman Ridge north of Lake Pillsbury. Lots of lightning overnight, and half a dozen plumes of smoke visible by morning; listening on the radio to the Mendocino air/ground conversations they had a dozen fires in Pillsbury Basin at the time. And three jumpers. We saw one helicopter bucket rig hauling water from the lake. We met one fellow at the ranger station at Soda Creek and asked him for news -- he said he'd just landed by the lake coming in from Idaho! Busy.
ReplyDeleteI don't see anything listed currently, so hope they got those spots down fast.