Wildfires exacerbated and partially driven by intermittent high winds are moving dangerously fast through areas of Colorado, reports as of yesterday June 11, 2013. Some of the fires were still not under control. Affected regions in both the north and south of the state. Some areas are being evacuated.
Currently, some of the names of places that are affected by Colorado fires:
- Colorado Springs
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Black Forest
- Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
- Counties of:
Sources with Colorado fires story in more detail:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-fires-colorado-idUSBRE95B01M20130612
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/fire-near-colorado-spring_0_n_3424165.html
Red Flag warnings: When a red flag warning is posted for a specific day, the prospect of a severe fire does not necessarily always go away because midnight arrives. Weather conditions pay minimal heed if at all to man-made clocks. Red flag warnings for wildfires were made clear earlier this week as applicable to about a quarter of the land mass of Colorado. Generally speaking, there is probably going to be an overlap from one day to the next when a red flag warning comes out, unless an extreme exception in weather conditions. Reality would usually have it a gradual shift from one level of wildfire alert to the next lower. Even if exceptions in weather occurred giving rise to their corresponding 'theories' as to the possibilities of wildfires, it is advised to still remain cautious about the fires occurring at the the threat from the previous level, when in a span of a 2 or 3 days. Certainly there is more advice from experienced professionals in the field.
