[Cvengr]

For those still on Big Bear or anticipating departure/evacuation, be advised that Hi 62 was bumper to bumper with nobody moving from Yucca Valley to Hi 10 about an hour ago. 247 and Hi 62 were recommended by the San Bernardino Sheriff's office to be avoided by folks living in the hi-desert.

If you are evacuating and waiting to see which way the fire runs, you may want to get on the road, because it might be so congested below as to preclude egress from a fast moving fire.

Additionally, the third largest solar flare from this morning is anticipated to cause havoc about midnight tonight. Things that might be impacted include satellite communications, cell phones, radio operations, microprocessor operations, and power surges. Last similar flare occured circa 2001/1989. In 1989, the flare which glanced by the Earth has been labeled as a cause for a grid power outage in Canada.

Might be wise to top off your gas tanks prior to midnight and seek a safe zone prior to that time.

Worst case, things could happen quickly without much warning after midnight if winds pick up. Best case, maybe nothing but a midnight traffic jam in the middle of the desert,....I've been through worse than the traffic jam, but would prefer not to endure the former.

Laughlin might be a fun time tonight.

[viaveritasvita]

Thank you both.

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[ErnBatavia]

Laughlin might be a fun time tonight.

We take 247 ("Oly Womyn Springs Road") from Yucca over to Barstow on occasion - definitely not a night time drive...altho I suppose that would be a little different if all of a sudden it were jammed up like the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles!