Drought for the west

[marksjeep]

State of emergency declared in Az, Tunnel Fire.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/new.../21/tunnel-fire-flagstaff-updates/7397597001/

Snowmelt runoff is starting locally. Rain showers rolling in tonight along with more wind. This wind can shove it. Been 25+mph all week. Dust on snow, not good. Increased sublimation, not good.

 

[hank4elk]

Great, now there is a fire north of Datil. Wind was blowing before daylight.
Getting a smokerise now.

 

[hank4elk]

Flagstaff has a bad one going too...

 

[Valley1320]

Great, now there is a fire north of Datil. Wind was blowing before daylight.
Getting a smokerise now.

Sucks... we need some rain

 

[Oak]

Fires are cranking in NM as predicted. Here’s the Cook’s Peak Fire earlier today.
: Emilee Little

 

[hank4elk]

Exploding fires the news said before the power went out.
Power back on now but so windy it can't acquire a signal.
Smoke with grit outside. Just watching for flames or heavier smoke.

Just got signal & fires along the bosque again in Alb...& new fire in the Jemez now too. Jeezus

 

[Southern Elk]

Exploding fires the news said before the power went out.
Power back on now but so windy it can't acquire a signal.
Smoke with grit outside. Just watching for flames or heavier smoke.

Just got signal & fires along the bosque again in Alb...& new fire in the Jemez now too. Jeezus

What is igniting all of these fires?

 

[hank4elk]

-zero dew points,5% humidity and 50-70 winds today. A spark from a chain, parking on grass, butts tossed, homeless camps along the rivers, aholes. A piece of broken glass in the grass...

 

[Valley1320]

Couple new fires today in harding and union counties I havnt seen them on the news yet, jus know some firefighters up they that said they are starting to big. Also another new fire between tatum and roswell, we may end up sending a couple trucks to it yet... if it keeps blowing up

 

[Kaitum]

Exploding fires the news said before the power went out.
Power back on now but so windy it can't acquire a signal.
Smoke with grit outside. Just watching for flames or heavier smoke.

Just got signal & fires along the bosque again in Alb...& new fire in the Jemez now too. Jeezus

New start on the southern Gila as well.

 

[hank4elk]

The list of evacuations is growing. kob shows 6 large ones listed and just anounced a new one in the Gila now.

 

[Hem]

The list of evacuations is growing. kob shows 6 large ones listed and just anounced a new one in the Gila now.

Jumping in late on these recent updates...hope your place is safe Hank.

 

[sapperJ24]

Cooks Peaks made a big push to the north this afternoon.

 

[hank4elk]

Jumping in late on these recent updates...hope your place is safe Hank.

so far so good. I can't see much now past a half mi. Keep going out & sniff and look for flames is all I can do. Wash the sand out of my eyes after.

 

[jrabq]

....homeless camps along the rivers, aholes....

Los Lunas took over a 4 mile section of the river/bosque and made a "Nature Preserve", which closed off some good duck hunting. Now that section is full of drug addicts, vagrants, hobos, etc, it's just a matter of time before that spot goes up in flames.

 

[hank4elk]

Los Lunas took over a 4 mile section of the river/bosque and made a "Nature Preserve", which closed off some good duck hunting. Now that section is full of drug addicts, vagrants, hobos, etc, it's just a matter of time before that spot goes up in flames.

I also know folks who would be running a chainsaw or burn their trash in the morning & walk away today. Homeowners.

 

[Valley1320]

Off the calf canyon fire

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1035969010655280

 

[JEL]

The list of evacuations is growing. kob shows 6 large ones listed and just anounced a new one in the Gila now.

Man that sucks. It’s April for crimes sake. Stay safe!

 

[mountainlaurel3]

Hunted turkeys today, got a tiny bit of rain (San Juan foothills). Got back to the car and my shotgun looked like it had been mud-splattered. Enough dust in the air that the rain was leaving dirt marks.

 

[hank4elk]

15 new fires today in NM. Kachina peak had a gust hit 91mph.
Calming down now and should be over for this spring. The worst anyways. No telling on the fires til morning.
Only 2 months til rain now. Lucky I still have grass from last years monsoons.

Folks still don't believe it's the worst drought in 1200 years. Pretty easy to check with tree rings here in NM. Logs to check that are a few thousand years against in ruins.