Northern California blaze grows, jumps into Napa County

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

`LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Erratic winds fanned a wildfire burning through rugged hills in Northern California on Wednesday, pushing the flames across two counties and chasing at least 150 people from their homes.

Many in the region about 100 miles north of San Francisco had only recently returned after an earlier blaze threatened their homes.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said early Wednesday that the fire expanded across 26 square miles and crews had the flames 6 percent contained, a slight uptick from Tuesday evening's figure. Full containment isn't expected until Monday.

The fire erupted in dry timber and brush Sunday several miles from the community of Lower Lake. It leapt from Lake County into wine-famous Napa County, but no vineyards are threatened.

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In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, Sharon Chow, left, and her sister, Pauline Chow, have a hard time dealing with the smoke as they walked across the Sundial Bridge in Redding, Calif. Smoke from fires in Trinity County and Lake County drifted into the Shasta County town, creating unhealthy air conditions. (Jim Schultz/The Record Searchlight via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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[C Moon]

1. A high pressure system from Texas is moving into California starting today/tomorrow.

I have a bad feeling about brush fires over the next week—for the north and south.

[PasadenaTrudy]

4. It feels hotter today

already. We are expecting 100 this weekend. Yuck! I'm betting on brush fires soon.

[C Moon]

6. Yesterday was definitely a much nicer day.

I have hardest time typing that word: definitely. I always want to throw an "A" in there.

[PasadenaTrudy]

7. Lol!

I always have to use spell check on that word. You aren't the only one!

It's 94 here now, but at least that horrible humidity is much lower today.

[C Moon]

8. I'm near the beach, it's 9pm, and it's still 80.

Gonna be a hot one tomorrow. Yeah no humidity. That makes it much better.

[NV Whino]

2. This is the Jerusalem fire as opposed to the original Rocky fire, which is pretty well contained.

The terrain is very similar as they are only a few miles apart. Rough, undeveloped, inaccessible, few houses, no vineyards.

So far the smoke is blowing eastward and missing the Napa Valley. I did see a HUGE plume of smoke towering over the mountains the day it started.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. This is the Jerusalem fire, which is almost touching the now infamous Rocky fire

My BIL lives in that area, so I have been following the maps.

So in that area, there are about 70,000 acres burned or burning, with both fires.

Go here:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zp8nK_5H0MFQ.kzTmU5XK-qJQ

and then in the search box put Rocky. both fires will come up.

[restorefreedom]

5. good thoughts

to the people, animals, and firefighters in harms way.