Today has been windy. I believe there is a cold front passing through. Sustained winds 20 to 30 mph, and gusts higher. Oddly enough, the entire state of Washington is currently classed as in a state of drought. Department of Natural Resources is concerned about fire danger. This came across on the phones today. It got our attention.
Other than this, I have zippity-doo-dah to report.
Update to post: Here's a link to the Spokesman-Review article. It appears that some person was burning a slash fire in high winds, and with predictable results the embers spread to a bunch of dry grass.
Not scary at all.
ReplyDeleteWindy here on the west side too. I am very concerned about fires, especially starting up this early. :(
ReplyDeleteWe have already had several fires here in AZ this summer. And they are talking a dryer monsoon season which means wind and lightning but not much rain. Very scary.
ReplyDeletewell, that's scary. do you live in that area?
ReplyDeleteBut wait, is that your area? Did you have to evacuate?
ReplyDeleteNo - it was 6 or 7 miles south west of us. It's just the thought, that it was moving fast enough that they skipped the "ready" "set" stages and went directly to GO.
DeleteStill too close for comfort!
DeleteOh my goodness, I'd have a heart attack receiving one of those alerts. Glad to know it wasn't too close to you. The idiot that started teh fire ought to be fined big time!
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