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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UDPATED: Winter Weather Advisory: Snow Could Dip Down to 1,000 Feet
Break out the chains. A winter storm warning is in effect until 10 p.m. today, with heavy snow on the highest parts of state routes 36 and 3 in Trinity County, according to the National Weather Service. This afternoon, snow levels will move down to the 2,000-foot level in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, which […]
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Forecast: Rain, Wind and Snow
Enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. Starting tomorrow, winds will increase during the day as a cold front makes its way into the region. There will also be rain and heavy snow is expected to start falling in the mountains of Trinity County on Saturday afternoon. Those flurries are forecast to continue into early next […]
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Knob Fire 100 Percent Contained as Hopkins Fire Takes a Toll in Mendocino (with Video)
The Knob Fire, which broke out near Willow Creek, is officially 100 percent contained with all evacuation orders and warnings lifted over the weekend as others in the region grow and a new one started in Calpella in Mendocino County, threatening some 200 structures with others reported to have been destroyed. With fires raging across the […]
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PG&E Activates ‘Islanding’ Mode Due to Fires
Due to the Monument and McFarland fires in Trinity County, PG&E has shut off power from the main grid and isolated the Humboldt Bay Generating Station, a process known as “islanding,” to power parts of the region, although some customers in Willow Creek, Burnt Ranch, Salyer and areas of southern Trinity County are without power. […]
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Wildfires Closing Sections of SR 299, 36
Wildfires burning to the south and east of Humboldt County are shutting down major travel routes, including state routes 299 and 36 in some areas, and wind shifts could carry smoke toward the north and northwest tomorrow morning. According to Caltrans, State Route 299 is fully closed from 3.5 miles east of Big Bar to […]
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Homeowners Hit By Wildfires Can Apply for Property Tax Deferment
California homeowners in 31 counties, including Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino and Trinity, who were affected by last year’s wildfires have more time to apply for the state’s Property Tax Postponement program. To apply for the 2020-2021 program, the deadline is in June, according to a release from State Controller Betty T. Yee’s office. “Administered by […]
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UPDATE: Flood Watch in Effect for Areas of Humboldt, Del Norte, Trinity
UPDATE: Slide activity has prompted the closure of State Route 96 about 8 miles west of Happy Camp and no detour is available. There is not current timeline for when the roadway will reopen. Read more here. PREVIOUS: Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected across the region today, with 3 to 4 inches of rain […]
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No Air Advisories Today, Smoky Conditions Expected to Return
Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties, impacted by several wildfires, will see ‘good’ to ‘good to moderate’ air quality conditions and no air advisories today, according to a press release from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District. The winds and rain the region experienced yesterday cleared out smoke that has been stuck in low-lying areas […]
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August Complex Holds at 51 Percent Containment
AUGUST COMPLEX: 979,386 acres, 51 percent containment U.S. Forest Service officials and fire managers have rearranged the zones of the August Complex into the Northwest Zone, Northeast Zone, South Zone and West Zone. According to today’s press release, firefighters are gaining ground on a number of fronts amid fair weather, pushing the fire “slowly back […]
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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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‘Really Good Fire Fight’ on August Complex
A “really good fire fight” went on in the Ruth area late yesterday, according to the August Complex management team in the morning operations briefing. About 2 p.m. a pyrocumulous cloud formed over the Ruth area and the fire grew about 10,000 acres in the north area. There were several spot fires last night However, […]