The Fire and Rain and Smoke Thread

[MarzNC]

With the storm track staying farther west, looks like Vermont dodged a bullet this time. As of 10:30am the remnant storm center low is about to leave PA and enter central NY.

Blew through VA fairly fast this morning. Massanutten got plenty of rain. The summit rainfall total for the past 24 hours is 4.5 inches.

August 9, 2024, 7am

Road washouts, river flooding expected Friday from Debby; highest risk in Adirondacks

Scattered power outages expected Friday evening from wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph

www.mynbc5.com

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Northern New York can expect 2 to 4 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts up to 6 inches. This area faces the highest risk of flash flooding and river flooding.

Most of Vermont will likely see 1 to 3 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts possible. The flash flood and river flooding risk is lower in Vermont, especially in far southern and eastern areas. Still, isolated flash floods are possible — especially in vulnerable areas like the Northeast Kingdom.

The heaviest rain will fall from roughly 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday. Rain will quickly taper late Friday night, long before the sun even rises on Saturday.
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[Peter Minde]

Just returned to Saranac Lake from Brattleboro VT. Route 30 in VT was fine. In NY I drove Route 22 -> Route 9N to Elizabethtown. Ausable River running high and fast, but I dodged the worst of it. Lots of flooding in Keene, Keene Valley, and North Hudson. Wild videos on FB.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Parts of NY's Southern Tier as well Northern PA got hit hard, too.

Locally we had some high winds again. Buddy of mine had 2 trees come down, one on his new truck, and the other on his girlfriend's car. He also had the power ripped right off his house.

Debbie was a total bitch

 

[Ripitz]

Snow cannons help save California ski resort from Bridge Fire devastation

As the Bridge Fire burned in southern California, Mountain High Resort utilized their snow cannons to help prevent the wildfire from burning down its ski facilities.

www.foxweather.com

 

[Endoftheline]

Snow cannons help save California ski resort from Bridge Fire devastation

As the Bridge Fire burned in southern California, Mountain High Resort utilized their snow cannons to help prevent the wildfire from burning down its ski facilities.

www.foxweather.com

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Mt Rose just south of Reno NV did the same with their snowmaking system.

 

[Brownski]

Mt Rose just south of Reno NV did the same with their snowmaking system.

Fire On The Mountain

If you are an avid skier in this area, you probably have been glued to Watch Duty, the Alert fire cams and other resources wondering about the impact of the Davis Fire on Mount Rose and it’s …

unofficialalpine.com

 

[MarzNC]

Has become standard practice to use snowmaking systems as much as practical when wild fire threatens a ski area. Still need to be very lucky when it comes to how a fire is spread by high winds. Sierra-at-Tahoe wasn't lucky in 2021. There were lessons learned, such as not counting on a building to protect expensive equipment. At the very least, employees may be more likely to take their own tools away when there is a fire threat. I remember fundraising effort to help replace personal tools that were lost.

March 2023

Lessons From Calif.'s Caldor Fire and How to Prevent the Next One

The fire that scorched Sierra-at-Tahoe is a bellwether for what’s to come

www.skimag.com

 

[Andy_ROC]

The wildfire discussion just made me think of this video I watched that was captured from the helicopter rescue pilots viewpoint. It's pretty intense and captivating. Superb piloting with obstacle danger and close to bingo fuel. Job really well done!

 

[MarzNC]

Snow cannons help save California ski resort from Bridge Fire devastation

As the Bridge Fire burned in southern California, Mountain High Resort utilized their snow cannons to help prevent the wildfire from burning down its ski facilities.

www.foxweather.com

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Turns out that the snowguns that were set at the border of Mountain High kept spraying water even after the power went out. Gravity was enough.

October 20, 2024

Inside the battle to save Mountain High ski resort from a monster California wildfire

Amid explosions and darkened skies, the crew at Mountain High ski resort jumped into action, firing up a hundred snow cannons to douse the flames with water.

www.latimes.com

" . . .
The team had stationed about 100 of their roughly 500 snow guns to defend the resort. While they could start about three quarters of them with the push of a button, the rest had to be turned on by hand.
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[Low Angle Life]

Second fire this week along the NY/NJ border in the Highlands region. This one’s on Nordkop Mountain in Suffern, NY, right at the junction of I-287, I-87, and Route 17. I watched from 2:30-3:45 pm, and the fire was still burning when I left. Emergency responders are on the scene with a helicopter and have set up a staging area on Torne Valley Road in Hillburn, NY. There’s a large apartment complex downwind of the fire, right next to the woods currently burning. Today’s windy conditions are definitely making things dicey.