Live Updating Thread: 2007 Southern California Firestorms

LA Times ^ | 9:35 AM PDT, October 21, 2007 | Associated Press

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area.

A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

In Utah they get a weather condition like this north of SLC and just below the Wasatch mountains around Bountiful, Utah that has blown railwar cars over on the railroad sidings as well as 18 wheelers...on the Highway...

[Brad’s Gramma]

KEWL!!!!

[Milwaukee_Guy]

Rodger that!

[al baby]

[lainie]

I do. Go to weather.qnet.com and click on “Antelope Valley Police Scanner.” It’s police, not fire, though. The scanner’s at the office 20 miles away, or I’d change it.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

We’ll be up to 92 here close to the beach tomorrow...so inland it will likely be over 100....

[Lijahsbubbe]

LOL. You’re bad.

[CAluvdubya]

Any word on what or how the Witch fire in Ramona got started?

[lainie]

That’s what I heard! We might hit the 90’s on Wednesday/Thursday, but you guys really have quick changes in store.

[justa-hairyape]

That will give you a feel for how much force comes with the cold air spilling down the Cajon Pass from the High Desert.....

It warms up as it drops down to sea level, but it is a dry heat. Hope this is not an indication for what winter storms are gonna be like. Supposedly we have a strong La Nina happening right now. Cold water in the Pacific. It appears as if this cold Pacific induced weather is slowly making its way east, but by the time it does hit the East, it will probably hit like a hammer.

[It's me]

Thanks!

[Sunnyflorida]

What most people do not realize is that Reno NV is WEST of LA.

[al baby]

well north west

[lainie]

You’re welcome. The CHP software is the “CHP Traffic
Information Center” link to the left. “Electrical Grid
System Conditions” is the California ISO.

[al baby]

do you have a link for that ?

[Brad’s Gramma]

THANK you....!!!!

FRmail in a second...

[lainie]

Guess I’m missing KTTV huh.

[nicmarlo]

Hi BG. Hope no fires start out your way....isn’t this a little late for the fire season, anyhows???

[BurbankKarl]

that waterdrop on KCAL...residents are fighting the fire with their hose right there...

[allmendream]

I was in San Diego for the 2003 fire. My wife (at the time) and I caught one of the last flight allowed to land in San Diego. Hot embers and ash were falling from the sky. We watched “28 days later” while watching the glow the fire on the hills grow closer. It felt like the end of the world.

Now I am here for this fire. Afternoon the entire world was orange under a red sun with nothing but smoke and falling ash out of the sky. Luckily smoke is my only worry at my present location.