Dry and windy conditions persisted across southern California Wednesday and overnight into Thursday fanning the flames of existing fires and sparking numerous new fires. Despite the difficult conditions fire suppression crews were able to gain additional containment of the Getty Fire, limiting significant further growth. The same dry and windy conditions allowed for rapid ... Continue Reading »
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Weather Sentinel: Continued Extreme Fire Weather in California
Diminished winds on Tuesday allowed for increased containment and limited growth of many fires currently burning in California including the Getty Fire in Los Angeles and the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County. Fire weather conditions are expected to worsen starting Wednesday morning as a near record strength Santa Ana wind event is expected to impact southern California through ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Extremely Critical Wildfire Weather
Overnight, firefighters took advantage of a break in Santa Ana wind conditions to enhance containment of the Kincade Fire in Northern California, and the Getty Fire in Southern California. Collectively, nearly 135 structures have been lost, while many thousands remain threatened and evacuated. Offshore flow is forecast to strengthen during the mid-day in the Bay Area and ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Ongoing California Wildfire Activity
Ongoing dry and windy conditions across California have hampered containment and suppression efforts of already burning fires and have allowed for rapid growth of newly ignited fires. The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County grew significantly over the weekend due to increased winds, forcing large-scale evacuations. The newly ignited Getty Fire in Los Angeles has forced evacuation ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Wildfire Activity in California
Several fires ignited yesterday across the state of California, and grew quickly under extreme fire weather conditions. As of Friday morning, 49 structures have been destroyed in the Kincade Fire, burning in Northern California near Geyserville, while the Tick Fire in Southern California has jumped Hwy 14 and is threatening communities near Santa Clarita. Fire weather c ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Recent Tornado Activity – Southern Plains
A severe thunderstorm outbreak affected portions of the Southern Plains and Central Mississippi Valley from the evening of October 20th through the morning of October 21st. The outbreak produced several tornadoes including an EF-3 affecting the Dallas, Texas area as well as another EF-1 crossing parts of Memphis, Tennessee. Clustered reports of damaging straight-line winds and ... Continue Reading »
CAT-i Bulletin: Super Typhoon Hagibis
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in Japan as a category-2 on the Izu Peninsula in the Shizuoka Prefecture on October 12 around 7 PM local time. Large stretches of the country were hit by strong winds and torrential rainfall, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings and advisories affecting all prefectures in the Honshū, Kyushu, Shikoku and Hokkaido Islands. The highest ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Southern California Fires and Ongoing Extreme Fire Weather Conditions
Several fires ignited in southern California yesterday during dry and windy conditions. Media reports indicate structures have been destroyed by multiple fires and evacuations remain in place. Extreme fire weather conditions will continue today in southern California meaning already burning fires may exhibit extreme fire behavior leading to difficulty in suppression and ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Southern California Extreme Fire Weather Conditions
Extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast for southern California today with critical fire conditions forecast to persist through at least Friday. Sustained offshore winds of 20-40 miles per hour are expected in portions of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernadino counties with gusts up to 60 miles per hour. Relative humidites are forecast to drop to 5 -15 percent ... Continue Reading »
Weather Sentinel: Super Typhoon Hagibis Closes in on Japan
Hagabis, a category 5 Super Typhoon for much of the first half of this week, is forecast to track towards Japan with a potential landfall on Saturday morning October 12. Fortunately, the forecast calls for Hagabis to weaken to a category 3 typhoon by landfall. If the forecast for Hagabis verifies, it would be the sixth typhoon of the 2019 season to directly impact Japan and one ... Continue Reading »
