Tag Archives: Lightning

Lightning lit up the skies in the Central Valley on Wednesday night, in turn, leaving many people associated with weather and fire very busy. National Weather Service meteorologist David Spector, who works out of Hanford, said, "[There were] a lot of lightning, several hundred strikes were reported in the central and …

On Saturday afternoon (June 27), a series of very active thunderstorms moved over the eastern portion of the Plumas National Forest resulting in over 600 lightning strikes. The Beckwourth Lightning Complex is composed of several lightning fires located on the Plumas National Forest, Beckwourth Ranger District. Firefighters have responded to …

Significant lightning occurred across the Forest the evening of June 9, with 1,467 strikes recorded nearby.The accompanying rain helped keep fires in check. Seven small fires were reported with the largest now contained at 1.5 acres. More fires are expected to crop up as conditions heat up and dry out. …

As of 8:30 a.m., June 10, 2015, there are 20 confirmed small lightning-caused wildfires on the Six Rivers National Forest. There are eight fires on the Gasquet Ranger District/Smith River National Recreation Area. The largest of these is the Devil Fire, which stands at 19.4 acres. This fire and four …

June 9 Afternoon Fire UpdateAs of 3 p.m. today there are a total of six small fires on the Klamath National Forest. Three on Goosenest Ranger District, two on the Happy Camp Oaknoll Ranger District and one on the Salmon Scott Ranger District. The largest of these fires is the …

As of 5:30 p.m. June 9, 2015, there are six small fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest on the South Fork Management Unit and Trinity River Management Unit. The largest of these incidents is two acres so far. Aerial and ground resources have been dispatched and there will be more …

FKU Lightning Fires:   Name: FKU Lightning Fires  County: Fresno County  Location: near Auberry  Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit  Acres Burned – Containment 45 acres – 100% contained    Date Started: June 5, 2015 5:00 pm  Last update: June 6, 2015 8:00 pm 

Lightning sparks nine fires in the Auberry and Prather areas Friday evening. CAL FIRE says they are battling four fires on Powerhouse Road and another five near Auberry Rd. "As you can see it’s just ridiculously dry the rainfall that did come down it just evaporated right away," CAL FIRE …