Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Red Flag Warning: Increased Risk of Fire Starts
Posted By Kimberly Wear @kimberly_wear on Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:36 AM
A swath of interior Humboldt County, and surrounding counties, is under a red flag warning today from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., the Eureka office of the National Weather Service reports.
The culprit is an upper level disturbance that will move through the region and mix with "monsoon moisture and an unstable atmosphere," the NWS reports.
"Thunderstorms producing abundant lightning across dry fuels are expected," a NWS post states, "resulting in an increased threat for fire starts."
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Kimberly Wear
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Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
