Tag: wildfires
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More of the same; Very little rain with milder temps inland, and cooler temps along with gusty NE winds near Lake Superior
5:51 PM Tuesday, June 6, 2023 The pattern continues to be stuck with no big changes occurring anytime soon. Basically, we’re seeing two troughs, one over the northeast U.S., the other over the southwest U.S, with an upper-level ridge in between, and that ridge has had a tendency to shift…
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A pattern change is on the horizon, but first a windy and rainy weekend, gale warning issued for the North Shore and parts of the South Shore for Saturday
6:09 PM Friday, April 29, 2022 The storm track this weekend would’ve been a good one for a significant winter storm (heavy snow) for much of the Northland, but temperatures are just too warm for precipitation to fall as snow, so instead we’re looking at periods of rain and drizzle…
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Messy weather on the way
7:41 PM Sunday, March 20, 2022 A complex storm system will be affecting the Northland over the next few days with the time frame for heavier precipitation starting late Monday evening/Overnight and lingering through early Wednesday morning. An initial round of scattered rain showers or mixed rain, freezing rain and…
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Wednesday afternoon wildfire update
3 PM Wednesday, 8/25/2021 Greenwood Fire Size: 21,720 acresTotal Personnel: 429Estimated Containment Date: September 1, 2021Fuels involved: Brush (2 feet) Closed timber litter. Timber (litter and understory) Live fuel moistures are very low. Conditions are similar to late fall. Evacuation orders: Lake County Sherriff’s office evacuation orders are in effect…
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Greenwood Fire Update
5:55 PM Monday, 8/23/2021 Worse case scenario for the Greenwood fire as well as the John Elk and Whelp fires, as weather conditions today were awful, in that it was very warm, very dry and it was windy, all those ingredients have led to extreme fire weather behavior in northeastern…
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Thursday afternoon Greenwood Fire update
3 PM 8/19/2021 Greenwood Fire Greenwood fire has grown to 4,285 acres as of early Thursday afternoon, August 19 Date of origin was August 15, 2021, 10 miles southwest of Isabella, Minnesota 145 total personnel Fuels involved include Timber (Grass and Understory) Estimated containment date is September 1, 2021 Greenwood…
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Wednesday evening wildfire update
8:30 PM 8/18/2021 Certainly saw an increase in the Greenwood fire this afternoon, with the smoke plume showing up nicely on Goes-16 visible imagery Wednesday afternoon. Smoke plume from the Greenwood fire was also showing up on Duluth’s doppler radar for a few hours Wednesday afternoon. Info. from the Superior…