Posted on 10/19/2022 6:58:16 PM PDT by algore
At least one person is confirmed dead after 60 cars were involved in a crash in Oregon when heavy fog caused by massive wildfires from neighboring Washington state reduced visibility.
The massive pileup in Willamette Valley near Halsey, Oregon occurred around 8 a.m. Wednesday as the extremely thick fog, caused by smoke from raging wildfires trapping moisture at the surface covered Interstate 5.
Oregon State Police later confirmed that at one person was killed in the pileup and at least three people were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital. An unknown number of motorists were transported to Riverbend Hospital. Their conditions are not known.
Interstate 5 remained completely blocked with a detour in place, as crews continued to work late into the day to clear the scene of at least 45 passenger vehicles and about 15-20 Commercial Motor Vehicles.
Video posted to social media showed stranded motorists making their way through the mangled metal of crushed cars. Semi-trucks transporting Hefe beer, chips and other food products had been split open in the crash, their contents spilling out
School buses from Eugene have arrived on the scene to assist in relocating 30-40 stranded motorists to Pioneer Villa at exit 216.
DEQ and HAZMAT are responding to approximately 6 of the CMVs that are leaking fluids onto the roadway.
The foggy conditions were made worse by the high humidity combined with the wildfires in Washington state. Today was forecast to be the final day of unseasonable heat for Western Oregon, local weather forecasters said.
Dozens of wildfires have plagued Western U.S. states in recent years, as climate change exacerbates drought patterns.
This is turn has dried out trees and other plants to make fuel as warm temperatures and high winds provide dangerous conditions for fires to grow
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Not in Oregon either.
61 degrees in Richland right now.
71 degrees in my territory in AZ.
67 in Portland.
Altogether now- climate change
I don’t suppose that over driving the conditions played a role in the pile up.
Naw, nobody ever does that……..
We’ve been hitting 70-75 every day in the Inland Northwest in October (Spokane - Coeur d’Alene area). But that’s changing on Friday...brrrr coming.
The article just HAD to explain it...”Dozens of wildfires have plagued Western U.S. states in recent years, as climate change exacerbates drought patterns.”
Wildfires in freezing weather — that’s quite a trick.
I am assuming you meant 61c is the average single wall tank temp?
DrudgeSense had a youtube up today on the fires. I think it was titled Mt St. Helens is burning.
He saw evidence or hot spots on multiple mountains in the same area. And has said that this behavior precedes major earthquakes.
Altogether now- climate change
Is there anything it can’t do?
Or ...
Semi-trucks transporting Hefe beer, chips and other food products appear to have been split open after the crash, their contents mysteriously disappearing.
Fog caused by wildfires? Isn’t that normally known as “smoke?”
You sound like a science denier!!!
Not freezing, but getting nippy at night now and rain is coming. Humidity means fog in the morning.
Climate change my ass, The fires are the direct result of dumbass forestry management that started under the Clinton administration. That and environmental lawfare enabled by the endangered species act.
Not close to freezing on Whidbey Island Washington.
I suppose anything is possible when it comes to Climate Change
More likely the weekly Drag Queen competition spilled over to the highway this time.
Oh, it DOES, does it?
I’m in Redmond WA and the smoke from the fires east of here has been HORRIBLE. But at least here it’s no where close to freezing. We’re all hoping for rain so we won’t have to live with this awful smoke anymore.
Thank You. It confused me also.
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