Red Skies At Night, the future is here

[Guildedagain]

Looks like the future is here now, or not according to some.

Wildfire news updates: Heavy smoke blankets Washington as deadly fires rage across the West

Editor’s note: This is a live account of wildfire developments from Saturday, Sept. 12, as the day unfolded. It is no longer being updated. About 30 large fires continued to burn across Washington and Oregon on Friday, torching more than...

www.seattletimes.com

I see the words unprecedented being used a lot to describe current events right now, practically all but mostly the weather.

One event was a 30,000' high funnel cloud of smoke and fire that shoots lightning (California), whole cities on fires, WA and OR, the devastation all around us here is staggering, people who have lost all, injured animals roaming.

You can deny til you die but times they are a changin'

 

[FNG]

The Big Burn | American Experience | PBS

In the summer of 1910, hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. By the time it was all over, more than three million acres had burned and at least 78 firefighters were dead. It was the largest fire in American history.

www.pbs.org

 

[jp]

Yeah. It's been looking like a dystopian film set outside for the past few days -- dark gray and orange. So far, about 500,000 people in the southern counties have been evacuated. We may have luck in Portland and can stay put, although the air is pretty bad outside. Fortunately, the weather is back on our side after the 50-60 mph winds have stopped fanning the flames. Firefighters are on the offensive now, and hopefully they can push it back.

We currently have six major fires around us, and it's going to be truly scary once the three big fires fully meet up. Together, they appear bigger than Portland and the entire metro area combined.

 

[beecee]

yikes.....be careful jp.

 

[walrus]

Scary $h1t, that's for sure...

walrus

 

[bobouz]

We were on a Level 2 evacuation order, with the Pike fire one mile from our house (Oregon coast). Luckily, the wind shifted 180 degrees from east to west, pushing the fire away from homes & returning us to a typical offshore flow. Currently 220 acres burned & 25% contained. I’ve lived here since 1984, and have never before seen anything like the weather conditions that precipitated this event.

 

[Stuball48]

Take No chances JP. You and your family first priority

 

[Guildedagain]

The conflagrations south o Portland are something to watch, thx for the map, truly breathtaking scale and who knows what could happen if they link up.

We need rain. Supposed to come in on Monday night here, a little.

Can't wait for winter, again.

"The weather conditions that precipitated the event", I saw Red Flag Days for the whole Western US Seaboard, terrifying. Red Flag Days are days of terror here, any fire start will burn completely out of control. No DNR action, planes and ground crews just stay out of the way until winds calm, but fire makes its own wind.

Right now the color outside here is lemon yellow, visibility even more wretched than this morning.

Won't be long before we're wearing N95 masks inside our houses.

Wife's mom and sis are down in the East Bay area, color purple air warning. We're technically Red but I don't want to know what Purple looks like, won't even be able to see the sh*tter from the house ;[

 

[jp]

Thanks for all the well wishes folks. We're okay so far. There are so many along the West Coast that are far worse than us. Our convention center is full of evacuees at the moment. I'm so thankful for all the people on the front lines battling these blazes.

 

[Cougar]

Right now the color outside here is lemon yellow, visibility even more wretched than this morning....

A few days ago we started getting white smoke way up here in the Sandpoint, Idaho area. Not too bad in the morning, then it got worse. On day 2 and 3, the smoke kept getting worse. I couldn't see the other side of the lake. Then it got really worse. I can't even see the lake! Living right in the Kaniksu National Forest, I'm just thankful the fires are not more close by.

 

[bobouz]

Living right in the Kaniksu National Forest, I'm just thankful the fires are not more close by.

Being at Level 2 evacuation, we had the bags packed & essentials ready to go. Where we are on the north coast, I never thought we’d have to consider a grab & go situation, but it certainly does make you think about those essentials.

I’m familiar with Sandpoint & given the location, having a quick evacuation readiness plan would probably be a wise move, as these “100 year event” situations are becoming the norm.

 

[jp]

Being at Level 2 evacuation, we had the bags packed & essentials ready to go. Where we are on the north coast, I never thought we’d have to consider a grab & go situation, but it certainly does make you think about those essentials.

I’m familiar with Sandpoint & given the location, having a quick evacuation readiness plan would probably be a wise move, as these “100 year event” situations are becoming the norm.

I hope it stays that way for you. Weather was lucky on that one. We spend a lot of time in that area, and I would be painful to see it overwhelmed. We're also packing, just in case, but supposedly the southern burbs changed from Level 2 to Level 1.

A few days ago we started getting white smoke way up here in the Sandpoint, Idaho area. Not too bad in the morning, then it got worse. On day 2 and 3, the smoke kept getting worse. I couldn't see the other side of the lake. Then it got really worse. I can't even see the lake! Living right in the Kaniksu National Forest, I'm just thankful the fires are not more close by.

Sandpoint is beautiful, and I have some friends there. I hope things don't get worse on your end.