Photos: It is Hell in California other Parts U.S., Record Fire, Storms, Heat Hits States Hard #Footage
Right now, the State of California is dotted with dozens of large scale wildfires, actually three of the largest wildfires ever recorded are currently burning out of control.
Often the situation on the ground pretty much resembles a movie scene from hell, absolutely apocalyptic pictures surface now on social platforms.
What is the title of this movie? https://t.co/AwcLP0acES
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 8, 2020
This is nuts. Downtown Stayton at 12:22pm. Be safe, everyone. #KGW #Oregon #Fire #Smoke #LionsheadFire @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/ff4MKKU4qm
— Christine Pitawanich (@CPitawanichKGW) September 8, 2020
Really does look like the end of a sci-fi movie https://t.co/0gSTEASAHk
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 7, 2020
The #CreekFire has made its way to Shaver Lake. @latimes @latimesphotos pic.twitter.com/IO1DIxrlrw
— Kent Nishimura (@kentnish) September 6, 2020
All while temperature records are shattered
Today had a high of 114F. This ties the previous hottest temperature in #LasVegas in 2020 as well as breaks the all-time hottest September temperature for Las Vegas.
— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) September 7, 2020
🥵🥵🥵🥵
ONE MORE DAY before a cool down. 😌 https://t.co/8A5ZlKzJ2x
Otherworldly heat in California today. These are some of the all-time record highs temperatures set. #CAwx #heatwave @CBSNews @CBSThisMorning pic.twitter.com/2uz1mq5sfR
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 7, 2020
https://twitter.com/blkahn/status/1302641414501814279
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th largest fires in #California's history are all burning right now.
— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) September 8, 2020
This is what a.#climatecrisis looks like. Stop the delays. Stop the denial. #ActOnClimate #Climate #energy #GreenNewDeal #CaliforniaFires #CaliforniaHeatWave pic.twitter.com/6KxhOjZloG
#BearFire/#NorthComplex – The fire/complex originally started about 3 weeks ago & jumped containment lines today. @YubaNetFire also has evacuation info for the Yuba Co area. No aircraft on this fire. pic.twitter.com/q28sU4sDmY
— CA Fire Scanner (@CAFireScanner) September 8, 2020
#CreekFire pyrocumulonimbus from the air today in California. #cawx #wildfire pic.twitter.com/HUf0p9j2f3
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) September 6, 2020
Long lines of traffic as many make their way out. pic.twitter.com/y3pgkwPVQN
— Michael Ikahihifo (@Mike_Ikahihifo) September 7, 2020
Last night was really extraordinary on the #creekfire, so I was only able to take a couple of frames. #Fire personnel kept pulling out of areas as wind and terrain-driven erratic fire behavior made its way through, multiple hard road closures and extreme fire. pic.twitter.com/yO6dqI50lR
— Josh Edelson (@JoshEdelson) September 8, 2020
Per @PalouseNews these photos show the near total destruction of Malden, Wa. hit by an unbelievably fast wildfire just hours ago. #WAWildfires pic.twitter.com/0yZp4M2sdn
— Zach Anders (@Zachonearth) September 8, 2020
California wildfires: Record heatwave fuels fires and forces more evacuations https://t.co/0lWSk7POUX
— Climate State (@climatestate) September 9, 2020
The fire season is just beginning, but already the amount of burned land eclipses all previous years.
Incredibly, this slipped in "under the radar" due to the more acute short-term wildfire crisis: 2020 has now eclipsed 2018 for the most acres burned in California in a single year during modern era (2,094,955 acres), & "offshore wind" season has not even arrived yet.#CAwx #CAfire pic.twitter.com/cP6cUYGHBq
— Dr. Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) September 7, 2020
Here's my chart of annual acreage burned by California wildfires, with 2020 year-to-date added & a linear trend line. I had to boost the y-axis, as 2020 is the first year in which California has surpassed 2 million acres burned. And again, it's only the first week of September https://t.co/1GaTCzZPC8 pic.twitter.com/a5iqAXrE74
— Dana Nuccitelli (@dana1981) September 6, 2020
WATCH LIVE: Evacuations have been ordered due to the 800-acre Oak Glen Fire, east of San Bernardino. https://t.co/gfA2qBZu8v pic.twitter.com/L6H9aZbMML
— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) September 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/NewsKali/status/1303486141513990145
From space the scale of the raging fire becomes more clear.
The wildfire situation in California and Oregon has now escalated to the point that I can no longer keep track of the countless massive, fast-moving, and potentially very dangerous fires. The geographic scale and intensity of what is transpiring is truly jarring. #CAwx #ORwx https://t.co/d3yag3qXRJ
— Dr. Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) September 8, 2020
It’s really bad for the health, even if you are thousand miles away
The United States of smoke 🔥😟 #CreekFire pic.twitter.com/es4PZfKFYM
— Zoom Earth (@zoom_earth) September 6, 2020
And chemicals make their way into the drinking water…
California's wildfires are poisoning drinking water supplies https://t.co/Ph1I5YHdiO via @massivesci
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) September 3, 2020
Meanwhile in Utah, another U.S. state, currently under extreme storm wind warnings, resembling a Category 1/2 Hurricane.
Incredible wind event! Just FYI, a Cat 3 hurricane produces *sustained* (1-minute) winds of 111-129 mph, but 3-second gusts of about 130-160 mph. So the gusts in SLC are more like what you'd get in a borderline Cat 1/Cat 2 hurricane. That's still plenty bad. https://t.co/Dy9s40wvzt
— Bob Henson (@bhensonweather) September 8, 2020
Polar air intrusion also..
Summer to winter polar air mass and smoke. Lots and lots of smoke. https://t.co/EcF4Tkw3RY pic.twitter.com/uPMqJ4i7ax
— Tim Ballisty (@IrishEagle) September 7, 2020
The cold even made it snow, previous day temperatures were in the 80s.
Textbook early season concrete in the CO Foothills! It is piling up quickly now @RadarOmega_WX #snow pic.twitter.com/tKGQG9VUcN
— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) September 9, 2020
Swimming to skiing in 24 hours. Does make life interesting. https://t.co/G5vZ3TtiDd
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 8, 2020
Also this.
https://twitter.com/CIRA_CSU/status/1303415469433479168
CBS weatherman Jeff Berardelli gives us an update on the crazy weather.
Putting the extreme weather into context on @CBSNews this afternoon https://t.co/diWKQ2XkHD
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 8, 2020
“If we do not combat climate change, these extremes will be the rule in the future, not the exception” @CBSNews @CBSThisMorning covers climate change. @CoveringClimate @mmfa @EndClimtSilence https://t.co/VZFb6AL0xC
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 8, 2020
Almost forgot the dust storm..
Dust storms in Washington. https://t.co/umGOGwQREY
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 8, 2020
Winds are surging in Idaho, dust and tumbleweed. https://t.co/ZMp9a1VC2r
— Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) September 8, 2020
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