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The Tunnel Five Fire or Tunnel 5 Fire was a wildfire in Skamania County, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge, near the border with Oregon. Ignited in the morning of July 2, 2023, [2] the fire was caused by a BNSF locomotive exhaust. [3] By July 10, the fire was 80% contained, [4] and by the following day it reached 100% containment. [5]
Storms over the Cascades could help alleviate the red flag warning across the region, but lightning strikes could also spark up new wildfires. Red flag warnings spark concerns of wildfires in WA ...
The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan , which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha).
Temperatures to soar in Northeast triggering more fire warnings. Through the rest of the week, as a cold front pushes across the central U.S. from the west, the warm front raising temperatures in ...
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The 2023 Washington wildfire season officially began in March 2023 in the US state of Washington. Conditions going into the season were low-risk for fire, with higher than average precipitation over the prior winter and spring. [1] Some experts anticipated a later peak, possibly into November, for the Pacific Northwest due to El Niño effects. [2]
Seven homes were lost in the Chuweah Creek Fire at Nespelem, Washington on July 12–13, which caused evacuation of the town and burned over 10,000 acres (4,000 ha). [44] [45] The fire grew to 22,900 acres by July 15, [46] and over 37,000 acres by July 16; the town of Keller, Washington was also evacuated. [47] [48] The fire was 97% contained ...
Red Flag fire warnings are expected to remain for the Malibu area along the Southern California coast into Wednesday afternoon after the Franklin Fire forced evacuation orders or warnings for ...