We had a great visit with Jo. Monday, we left for Custer, SD on 183 miles to go. The first event was baby sand hill cranes. Dave stops, just a mile from Jo's to get a picture.
Can you find the baby?
As he was snapping the photo he looked down and saw a sn........e!
Outside of Newcastle, WY we started noticing a very large burn area. It went for mile after mile.
Here's the scoop!
JASPER FIRE SUMMARY
The Jasper Fire started at about 2:30 p.m. on August 24, 2000. The weather was very hot and dry, vegetation moisture was at record low levels, and atmospheric conditions were very unstable. These conditions caused extreme fire behavior, and the fire spread rapidly. Almost immediately after ignition the fire spread into the tops of the trees, and blowing embers began causing spot fires ahead of the main fire.
On the first day, the fire doubled in size every hour. It spread at an average rate of over 7 acres (about 7 football fields) per minute, consuming 3,655 acres by the end of the day. Fueled by unstable weather conditions, the fire continued to grow during both the day and night of the 25th. On the third day, strong winds and extreme conditions caused the fire to grow by 48,555 acres, or 76 square miles, in the space of only a few hours. Fire behavior moderated on subsequent days; however, fuel moisture remained extremely low, and the fire grew by another 23,000 acres before containment on September 8. The fire’s final size was 83,508 acres, the largest fire in the recorded history of the Black Hills.
As he was snapping the photo he looked down and saw a sn........e!
Outside of Newcastle, WY we started noticing a very large burn area. It went for mile after mile.
Here's the scoop!
JASPER FIRE SUMMARY
The Jasper Fire started at about 2:30 p.m. on August 24, 2000. The weather was very hot and dry, vegetation moisture was at record low levels, and atmospheric conditions were very unstable. These conditions caused extreme fire behavior, and the fire spread rapidly. Almost immediately after ignition the fire spread into the tops of the trees, and blowing embers began causing spot fires ahead of the main fire.
On the first day, the fire doubled in size every hour. It spread at an average rate of over 7 acres (about 7 football fields) per minute, consuming 3,655 acres by the end of the day. Fueled by unstable weather conditions, the fire continued to grow during both the day and night of the 25th. On the third day, strong winds and extreme conditions caused the fire to grow by 48,555 acres, or 76 square miles, in the space of only a few hours. Fire behavior moderated on subsequent days; however, fuel moisture remained extremely low, and the fire grew by another 23,000 acres before containment on September 8. The fire’s final size was 83,508 acres, the largest fire in the recorded history of the Black Hills.
No comments:
Post a Comment