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Brent B

@bbfires

Wildland fires, hazardous weather, floods, etc... Scanner radio listener, ham radio op, Skywarn member. All posts are unofficial.

 Southern California
Joined November 2008
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MNStorm@mn_stormJul 13
Incredible view from Armstrong ON showing a pyrocumulonimbus cloud and two other smoke plumes from massive fires burning west of the town. #onstorm #onfire
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Fire intensity is picking up. Right now it's 101F with an RH of 20% at the Meander RAWS. This would equal a VPD of 53.95 mb which would be the highest on record for the BWCA during July since at least 1940. #mnwx #mnfire
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I just submitted my formal comment on the disastrous proposal to transform essentially all U.S. federal grantmaking--affecting every sector of American science, technology, education, & health--into an overtly partisan political process. Full text here: weatherwest.com/wp-content/u…
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@CAL_FIREJul 6
Boots on the ground in Colorado. Over the weekend, CAL FIRE sent three strike teams to help with wildfire response efforts in Colorado. The trip took two days, with crews stopping to lend a hand on other fires along the route before reaching their final destination. Strike teams arrived in Pueblo, Colorado, last night, July 5th. By this morning, all three teams were already working the #AspenAcresFire, covering some of the most critical areas of the fire. This deployment reflects CAL FIRE's commitment to mutual aid, showing that fire response is stronger when states support one another. #CoFire #ColoradoFire #ColoradoFires2026
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MNStorm@mn_stormJul 6
Loop of the #BabylonFire pyroCb. Here you can see multiple signs of severe deep convection such as overshooting tops, gravity waves rippling across the anvil and above-anvil cirrus plumes. #utwx #utfire
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@Cal_OES honors the extraordinary bravery of the men and women on the front lines fighting to protect lives and California communities, on this National Wildland Firefighters Day.
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NOAA has extended the highest-tier "extremely critical" fire weather risk into Saturday, and shifts the maximum risk zone eastward from the Great Basin to Rocky Mountain western slope. Multiple new wildfires, most likely lightning holdovers, are currently popping up in Utah.
Map from NOAA SPC depicting today's (Friday's) fire weather risk across the Western U.S. There is a broad region of elevated risk, and a large bullseye of "extremely critical risk" centered on Utah.

ALT Map from NOAA SPC depicting today's (Friday's) fire weather risk across the Western U.S. There is a broad region of elevated risk, and a large bullseye of "extremely critical risk" centered on Utah.

Map from NOAA SPC depicting tSaturday's fire weather risk across the Western U.S. There is a broad region of elevated risk, and a large bullseye of "extremely critical risk" centered on eastern Utah and western Colorado.

ALT Map from NOAA SPC depicting tSaturday's fire weather risk across the Western U.S. There is a broad region of elevated risk, and a large bullseye of "extremely critical risk" centered on eastern Utah and western Colorado.

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The USGS aftershock forecast for the widely-felt magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Willits, California, is also available on-line. The odds of an aftershock of magnitude 4.0 or larger are about 1-in-20. This forecast will also be updated as the sequence continues. earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…
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Check out this CRAZY STICK MAN LIGHTNING yesterday! What does this look like to you? This forked lightning was with a supercell on approach to Shamrock, Texas yesterday evening #stormchasing #Dominator
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Satellite imagery shows multiple large & fast-spreading wildfires in UT, NV, AZ, NM, & CO--including a large pyrocumulonimbus plume from #CottonwoodFire in UT. This is a concerning look heading into a 5+ day period of adverse fire weather conditions amid severe -extreme drought.
Current snapshot from NOAA Wildland Fire Data portal depicting multiple large fires across the Western U.S. Each such fire is circled in yellow to highlight.

ALT Current snapshot from NOAA Wildland Fire Data portal depicting multiple large fires across the Western U.S. Each such fire is circled in yellow to highlight.

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ALERTCalifornia is proud to be featured in this recent Scientific American article: How New AI technology is helping detect and prevent wildfires. Read the full story - bit.ly/4rdNVYA
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New [Santa Barbara] County Dispatch Center Opens Next Week for Fire, Medical 9-1-1 Calls noozhawk.com/new-county-disp…
New County Dispatch Center Opens Next Week for Fire, Medical 9-1-1 Calls

New County Dispatch Center Opens Next Week for Fire, Medical 9-1-1 Calls

Local fire and medical 9-1-1 calls will be routed to one dispatch center starting next week with the launch of Santa Barbara County’s new Regional Fire

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Coulson Aviation USA expands airtanker fleet with 10 C-130H aircraft - Skies Mag skiesmag.com/press-releases/…
Coulson Aviation USA expands airtanker fleet with 10 C-130H aircraft - Skies Mag

Coulson Aviation USA expands airtanker fleet with 10 C-130H aircraft - Skies Mag

Once converted, the aircraft will expand Coulson’s global response capabilities, supporting firefighting missions worldwide.

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Fri, Mar 7 @ 9am PT, I'll be hosting a special live YouTube live session timed to coincide w/ #StandUpForScience2025. I'll reflect on societal importance of weather & climate science, and discuss career strategies for students & fired federal workers. youtube.com/live/B_IGqiIRlu4
Special Weather and climate office hour 03/07/2025: Stand Up for...

Special Weather and climate office hour 03/07/2025: Stand Up for...

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "o...

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We are quickly going down the road of being sent back to the proverbial stone ages of weather forecasting in the CONUS. People take for granted how bad forecasts truly used to be & weren’t alive to remember a time in the distant past (19th and early 20th centuries) when it was very commonplace for many hundreds or thousands to die from a “surprise” event 🙃
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This is horrible news for numerical weather prediction in this country. The data that comes from these key parts of our weather enterprise saves lives. DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases on key weather buildings axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-no…
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers

NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.

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Scientists move to Bluesky, transitioning away from X and Meta platforms dailyuw.com/science/scientis… via @thedaily
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And "...abandoned cars worsened the jam and prevented first responders from getting through."
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LAFD's failure to pre-deploy before Palisades fire: A Times investigation latimes.com/california/story…
LAFD's failure to pre-deploy before Palisades fire: A Times investigation

LAFD's failure to pre-deploy before Palisades fire: A Times investigation

A series of Times investigations over the last several weeks have exposed deep concerns about whether the Los Angeles Fire Department was prepared for Jan. 7 despite extensive warnings about hurric...

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Rain is on the way!🌧️ Periods of rain will start as early as Tuesday night, moving southward into SD county and becoming lighter into Wednesday. Mostly cloudy skies with some light rain Wednesday and Thursday, then another round of showers is expected late Thursday into Friday.
Map of chance for precipitation for Southern California this Wednesday, February 5th, 2025. Unsettled weather is expected from late Tuesday through Friday afternoon. The atmospheric river storm impacting Northern and Central California will move southward and progressively weaken into more scattered showers, reaching the Orange County coast late Tuesday. Showers will continue to weaken into San Diego County with most areas measuring less than 0.05" through Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, precipitation will be constrained to light rain along the west facing slopes of mountain terrain as the remainder of the region stays mostly cloudy.

ALT Map of chance for precipitation for Southern California this Wednesday, February 5th, 2025. Unsettled weather is expected from late Tuesday through Friday afternoon. The atmospheric river storm impacting Northern and Central California will move southward and progressively weaken into more scattered showers, reaching the Orange County coast late Tuesday. Showers will continue to weaken into San Diego County with most areas measuring less than 0.05" through Wednesday morning. By Wednesday afternoon, precipitation will be constrained to light rain along the west facing slopes of mountain terrain as the remainder of the region stays mostly cloudy.

Map of chance for precipitation for Southern California Thursday night through Friday morning, February 6-7, 2025. Another front with steadier showers is set to move through the region starting Thursday evening in Orange county and moving inland and southward through Friday morning. Confidence is higher for this second round of showers to deliver widespread totals of at least 0.05" throughout the coastal plain.

ALT Map of chance for precipitation for Southern California Thursday night through Friday morning, February 6-7, 2025. Another front with steadier showers is set to move through the region starting Thursday evening in Orange county and moving inland and southward through Friday morning. Confidence is higher for this second round of showers to deliver widespread totals of at least 0.05" throughout the coastal plain.

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