Fire

[madhatte]

Actual tornado when the heat broke through a "layer" that was holding it down. Read the winds reached 160mph. Pulled in a lot of heat and burning material that created a whirling bit of hell that pretty much cooked everything in it's path.

OUTRAGEOUS

 

[Hddnis]

OUTRAGEOUS

Despite what the news says I think it was smaller than the one in Alaska. AFAIK the only evidence of that one was the video from the plane. Military might have some data, but probably not anything public.

I also don't think these tornados in a fire are really all that rare as there are witness accounts of them going back at least a hundred years. We certainly are able to observe them better now using everything from weather radar to cell phone video. All of that will help us learn a lot more about fire behavior. But they can never be rare enough, when they develop it looks like they own anything that gets in the way.

 

[RandyMac]

The Mendo Complex is just hours away from 1st Place for area burned.

 

[northmanlogging]

2 fires outside granite falls, both started overnight, both in hard to get to places, last check one is 10 acres and growing

No lightning last night, and this is the wet side of warshington... causes as yet unknown

 

[madhatte]

Red Flag begins for Western WA tomorrow 11AM til midnight Thursday. I suspect we'll be busy.

 

[M.R.]

Looking like the most brutal
Week of Summer for the PNW
.
https://m.accuweather.com/en/us/la-grande-or/97850/extended-weather-forecast/41221_pc

 

[RandyMac]

The Mendo Complex set a CA record today for most area burned, 283k acres and not near finished.

 

[madhatte]

Waiting for the hammer to drop here, any starts at all should be hoppin'

 

[Blue Oaks]

The Mendo Complex set a CA record today for most area burned, 283k acres and not near finished.

My only beef is that it's really two fires as of now.

I had the proverbial "cold rush of S**t to the heart" Sunday evening when a grass fire started about a quarter mile upwind of my house. Cal Fire was on it in 5 minutes and had it out soon after, thankfully.

 

[2dogs]

Here in Santa Cruz while I can't say it was cold today it was certainly cool and humid. Like a late October day. Much of the overcast is drift smoke from up north, everything has an orange-ish cast to it. Even today's morning fog was orange.

I've been working about 30 miles away near Big Basin State Park in an area that can best be described as being in a micro climate. Cool drippy mornings with warm, dry afternoons. There have been numerous small fires near us for the last month but none have grown past a few acres. Still, I carry a truckload of firefighting gear just in case. I will be at the property tomorrow because even though it is high summer I'm beginning to prepare for winter. Last time here I was checking and marking culverts and rolling dips. We typically get at least some rain late next month.

Nate you should see the POISON OAK we have! If there is a World Cup of PO we would be undefeated. Leaves bigger than your hand!

 

[madhatte]

Nate you should see the POISON OAK we have! If there is a World Cup of PO we would be undefeated. Leaves bigger than your hand!

I said NO THANK YOU SIR

Meanwhile, I got lit the hell up by a ground nest following a hoselay out to a road tonight, a dozen or so stings, first time I've ever had that happen after dark. This proves again why I put my faith in the dozer, the chainsaw, and the drip torch, because water is false security.

 

[jomoco]

Then change the caption on your avatar!

Jomoco

 

[Hddnis]

Water works on hornets,

you just have to mix it with poison first.

 

[madhatte]

Then change the caption on your avatar!

Oh, that? It's just because I live in Olympia.

 

[rwoods]

Be safe. Keep your chains sharp and in the right direction. Ron

. Begin at :40.

 

[Gologit]

That kid with the saw may not know much but he's sure a determined SOB.

 

[madhatte]

That poor saw.

 

[RandyMac]

I wonder if his name is Brad.

 

[rwoods]

Maybe one of the other teams sabotaged the saw for a competitive advantage. Whatever the case, I am glad we have volunteers. Ron

 

[Drptrch]

Santiago Peak in SoCal about to get hit on Holly Fire

Live cams: Picture 2 just went off line
You can see inmate crew cutting line
http://www.rntl.net/orangefirewebcams.htm

Live on YouTube



Erik