Here’s some info to help you stay alert and prepared over the next couple days.
Category: Weather
What’s the weather in Mendo? Learn here.
Posted inFire & Emergency
Pyrocumulus clouds visible from Mendo Co. as August Complex grows to 298k acres — evacuation warning & fire weather watch issued (updated 9/4)
There remains miles of open fire line on the fire’s western flank.
Posted inFire & Emergency
Volunteer firefighter dies fighting August Complex; Complex now 242,941 acres 20% contained
The August Complex has been burning since August 17. On August 31st, a volunteer firefighter from Texas passed away frightening the blazes. Fire now 242,941 acres and 20% contained.
Posted inFire & Emergency
Dangerous air quality conditions likely to persist in inland Mendocino County: Ukiah and Willits reach unhealthy levels
Smokey conditions and dangerously poor air quality plagues inland Mendocino County. NWS meteorologist says conditions will likely remain the same while fires continue to burn.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Are the historic heat, lightning storms and fires caused by climate change? We asked climate scientists
In California, a combination of 10,849 lightning strikes and an extreme and prolonged heat wave ignited hundreds of fires. How did we get to this point?