Thursday, December 7, 2017

Updated: Wind and fires

California, at least, southern California, is still experiencing fires, and we're having VERY windy conditions this week - today's winds were expected to be hurricane force winds (level 1 hurricane, 80 MPH) according to this article: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/12/5/16738018/los-angeles-wildfire-california-sylmar-ventura.

This is the link I use to look at the fire map: http://www.calfire.ca.gov/general/firemaps

We are currently in the area just north of the location where I-15 and I-215 meet, and we are east of I-215.

According to information from that site, a fire was reported at 1:14pm about 5-6 miles from us. By 3:24pm it had grown to 220 acres. http://www.rvcfire.org/_Layouts/Incident%20Information/IncidentInfoDetail.aspx?3777 
At this time, the winds seem to be out of the northeast (blowing the fire away from the direction where we are). It is hard to think I am thankful for that when it means that others are potentially losing their homes....

We're praying for the firefighters and that the winds will die down.

Update on 12/8: the winds have died down and it is a glorious day here today. From one report it seems that the fire that is closest to us is now 60% contained: http://ktla.com/2017/12/08/many-allowed-to-return-home-as-liberty-fire-burning-near-murrieta-reaches-60-containment/

We are thankful!

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