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 […]
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Fire Updates: Windy, Dry Conditions Prompt Fire Growth
A handful of fires burning east of Humboldt spread aggressively yesterday, pushed by winds and dry fuel loads, and continue to bring air quality and travel impacts as far west as the coast, with State Route 299 still closed in Trinity County and no timetable for reopening and State Route 36 closed from the junction […]
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Fire Updates: SR 36, 299 Closed Due to Fires, Red Flag Warning in Effect this Afternoon
A handful of fires burning east of Humboldt spread aggressively over the weekend, pushed by winds and dry fuel loads, and continue to bring air quality and travel impacts as far west as the coast, with State Route 299 still closed in Trinity County and no timetable for reopening and State Route 36 closed from […]
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Fire Updates: Evacuation Warnings Lifted for Some Areas Near McFarland Fire
A handful of fires burning east of Humboldt continue to grow with minimal containment, bringing air quality and travel impacts as far west as the coast, with State Route 299 still closed in Trinity County and no timetable for reopening. Overall hot, dry conditions and wind gusts are expected to continue to complicate fire suppression […]
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Fire Updates: Red Flag Warnings and Thunderstorms Forecast
A handful of fires burning east of Humboldt continue to grow with minimal containment, bringing air quality and travel impacts as far west as the coast, with State Route 299 still closed in Trinity County and no timetable for reopening. Overall hot, dry conditions and wind gusts are expected to continue to complicate fire suppression […]
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Fire Weather Watch This Weekend; Possible PG&E PSPS
The National Weather Service has issued another Red Flag warning for Sunday, Oct. 25 through Tuesday, Oct. 27. Regions are expected to have east to northeast winds of 20 -30 mph with gusts of up to 50 mph, with very low daytime humidity and “poor to very poor overnight recoveries.” NWS is advising people to […]
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Power Shutoff Expected to Hit Humboldt Areas
PG&E announced today that plans for a Public Safety Power Shutoff are going forward due to a forecasted high wind event coupled with low humidity. An estimated 187 Humboldt customers in the Bridgeville, Blocksburg and Alderpoint areas are expected to be affected beginning around 4 p.m. tomorrow and lasting through until 10 p.m. Friday. More […]
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Some Humboldt Residents in Scope of PG&E Power Shutoff
The Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services posted an announcement on its Facebook page tonight warning that some parts of Humboldt are in the scope of a potential PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff. “PG&E has released updated Public Safety Power Shutoff information indicating likely power-shutoffs to communities along Alderpoint Road from Highway 36 to Fort […]
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Hot, Dry Conditions Persist for August Complex
AUGUST COMPLEX: 970,563 acres and 51 percent containment North Zone: This section of the August Complex continues to move north of State Route 36 toward Bear Wallow and south toward Forest Glen as well as southwest in the drainages and valleys south of Ruth Lake. According to today’s update, the North Zone of the August […]
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Power Shutoff Slated to End Wednesday
Wildfire threats from a high wind event prompted PG&E to turn off power to some 172,000 California residents, including about 3,000 in Humboldt County. For those affected, the lights are expected to come back on around 5 p.m. Wednesday, although it could be as late as 9 p.m. for some, according to PG&E. Two local […]
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Red Salmon Complex Update – Red Flag Warning, Heavy Smoke Impacts
The Red Salmon Complex — comprising the Red and Salmon fires burning on the Klamath, Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests within Humboldt, Siskiyou and Trinity counties — currently stands at 47,934 acres with 20 percent containment, according to this morning’s update. Fire crews battling the fires face challenges presented by winds expected to increase today […]
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Excessive Heat, Red Flag Warnings Issued
The Eureka office of the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning and a red flag warning for parts of the region as another day of high temperatures hits. Interior areas of Humboldt could see near record triple-digit heat today and tomorrow, when the heat advisory ends at 6 p.m. People are cautioned […]