Thread by @Sarah_Stierch

🌚GOOD EVENING🌚
HERE IS YOUR EVENING #LNULIGHTNINGCOMPLEX UPDATE FOR SONOMA COUNTY 8/21
I have TWO fires to tell you about: #WalbridgeFire and #MeyersFire.
Napa report:

https://twitter.com/Sarah_Stierch/status/1296993473665499137

📸: Tower at Mt. Jackson
1/21

This fire is part of the LNU Lightning Complex in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo & Solano Counties
✅Total size Complex (3 fires) is 302,388 acres (up from 219,067)
✅15% containment total
✅3 deaths (Napa Co.) 1 (Solano Co.)
✅4 civilian injuries

2/21

LNU Lightning Complex totals
✅30,500 structures are threatened
✅480 have been destroyed
✅125 have been damaged

3/21

CAL FIRE WEATHER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
🌥Winds coming from N-NW 5-10 MPH

5/21

THE SITUATION
📌Critically dry fuels due to moderate drought. These fuels ignite easily from embers and heat spots from old lightning strikes
📌Highly active fire behavior is expected today
📌Extreme fire behavior w/spotting

6/21

THE SITUATION
📌Fires spreading up to 1.5/mi per hour, up to 25ft flames
📌Fire spots are jumping 1/2 mile ahead on average
📌Fires make runs and spread in multiple directions

7/21

#WALBRIDGEFIRE
Started 8/17 west of Healdsburg and north of Guerneville. The fire formally known as 13-4.
✅ 43,286 acres up from 21,125
✅Containment % not provided by CAL FIRE

8/21

#WALBRIDGEFIRE
Spread NW towards Lake Sonoma, NE towards Bradford Mountain and through eastern Russian River Valley AVA, SW to Mt. Jackson (tower is ok), S to Armstrong Woods, S to Rio Nido.

9/21

#WALBRIDGEFIRE
👩‍🚒PM Concerns
Fire reaching Guerneville or Rio Nido. Rio Nido is big priority.
Fire reaching Hwy 101
Fire crossing Russian River

10/21

#MEYERSFIRE
Started 8/17 north of Jenner btwn Hwy 1 & Meyers Grade. The fire formally known as 11-16.
✅3,000 acres
✅Containment % not provided by CAL FIRE

11/21

#MEYERSFIRE
Good progress made on fire progress. Activity seems to be slowing down and containment imminent. The fire did make it into Fort Ross State Historic Park grounds, but, the park is going to be fine and staff and priceless artifacts are safe and sound.

12/21

MANDATORY EVACUATIONS FOR SONOMA COUNTY
NOTHING HAS CHANGED. ALL REMAIN IN PLACE.
SEE YOUR ZONE HERE: experience.arcgis.com/experience/8ca…

13/21

NEWEST mandatory evacuations since AM
🔴ZONE 1F2🔴
🚨All areas south of the Russian River
🚨East & North of Hwy 116 (Pocket Canyon)
🚨West of Martinelli Rd

14/21

NEWEST mandatory evacuations since AM
🔴ZONE 2A3🔴
🚨N of Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Rd to eastern edge of Lake Sonoma

15/21

🔴ZONE 2A3🔴
🚨Everything W of the eastern edge of Lake Sonoma to W boundary that runs N along the ridge line from Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Rd @ Old Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs Rd to the interception of Rockpile Road @ Cooley Ranch Rd north to the Mendocino Co Line
16/21

🔴ZONE 4B1🔴
🚨All areas south of River Rd. from Martinelli Rd to Trenton Rd
🚨West of Covey Rd
🚨North of Front St/Hwy 116
🚨East of Martinelli St

17/21

EVACUATION WARNINGS FOR SONOMA COUNTY
Be prepared to leave if changes to mandatory

Zone map - experience.arcgis.com/experience/8ca…

18/21

NEW evacuation WARNINGS for Sonoma County since AM
🔴4C1🔴
➡️North of Guerneville Rd
➡️East of Covey Rd and Hwy 116
➡️West of Laguna Rd
➡️South of River Rd

🔴ZONE 4D1 & 4D2🔴
➡️East & North of Green Valley Rd
➡️South & West of Hwy 116

19/21

ROAD CLOSURES IN SONOMA COUNTY
Go here: …dclosures-sonomacounty.hub.arcgis.com

EVACUATION POINT

⭕ Santa Rosa - Fairgrounds

20/21

STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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