Weather Warning Issued for Alderpoint Area
The National Weather Service just at 5:16 p.m. a warning for the Alderpoint area warning of possible penny sized hail falling until 5:45 p.m.
A special weather statement has been issued for Alderpoint CA until 5:45 PM PDT pic.twitter.com/3VtytiwyX4
— NWS Eureka (@NWSEureka) August 16, 2023
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That’s what I was trying to warn everyone about…?♂️
My warning started at 4:02PM…??
(Pratt Mountain is about halfway along the lower left boundary…)
That is my observation point.
There was about 75 minutes of constant, to fairly constant, close to distant thunder, to the North/ Northeast, which puts it out to about a 10 or 12 mile partial radius.
Had to look on my old Metzger map, to see what that encompassed…
Alderpoint and Ft Seward, with Blocksburg and Eel Rock being the outer limits that I overestimated. ?♂️?♂️
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You’re on Pratt? You ok? Fire on D Loop Rd.
Yes, thank you, Bunny.
Fire was on D Loop Rd, @ Ft. Seward Rd. from what I hear, night before last…
Four fires that were much closer last night.
Nerves are a little shot, hot, and tired.
AOK otherwise.?
Thanks to everyone that helped put them all out.
This one is still active.
From the National Weather Service
STARTED: Today @ 3:38 p.m.
ENDS: Today @ 10 p.m.
SEVERITY: Severe
URGENCY: Expected
AREAS: Van Duzen/Mad River
INSTRUCTIONS
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
DESCRIPTION
The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect until 10 PM PDT this evening.
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 212.
* WIND…Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with local gusts to 25 mph in favored areas and over higher terrain this afternoon.
* HUMIDITY…Around 15 percent.
* THUNDERSTORMS…Isolated dry thunderstorms this afternoon.
* OUTFLOW WINDS…Gusts to 40 mph.
* IMPACTS…any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
4:26 p.m.
Pilot/Bridgeville Area Fires Update: The main fire, which is being called 3-1, is said to have potential for 100 acres and is the largest of the complex and has been made the priority for the limited resources. A new fire, which is being called 3-7 is reported to be burning just north of 3-2. Six of the seven fires in this group are in the federal responsibility area (FRA), so the Cal Fire Fortuna ECC is having to make resource orders through North Coast dispatch. This is leading to some delays as the federal resources are spread thin and it is possible that no additional resources will be available for the incident tonight.
LoCo-
AFFECTED AREA…Fire weather zone 212.
Does anyone know where to find the zone youre in?
Am assuming zone 212 is what is highlighted in the graphic?
Would really like to see it go back to road names/neighborhoods.
Or at least provide map of zones.
You can find your zone here: https://protect.genasys.com/search?z=14&latlon=40.58654%2C-122.391675
Here is a fire zone map
The “Betts” Fire is very near to the “Salt” Fire… In SouthWestern Trinity County… They will most likely merge into one fire…
Due East of the South
East corner of Humboldt County…
(Near the “L” in “ISLAND MOUNTAIN”.)
12-15 miles from Humboldt, more or less…
Maybe 10, maybe 18, hard to tell…
And they’re building, big time…!!!
This is what they look like from near Pratt Mountain, at about 7:10PM Tuesday, August 15, 2023…
(With some zoom applied…)
Here is what the “Betts” and “Salt” Fires look like from near Pratt Mountain, with some zoom applied…
(I had to reformat the photo…)
Here is another shot, showing the smoke plume, that is drifting into Humboldt…
(Tap for full screen.)
Checked my old Metzger Trinity map, and the Betts/Salt Fire, (between the headwaters of Lousy Creek, and Salt Creek), is approximately 12 1/2 sections, (12 1/2 +- miles), from the Humboldt County line…
20 miles from Pratt Mountain.