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ActiveWestern Shasta County Mountains Above 3000 ft; Western Shasta County Foothills Between 1000-3000 ft; Shasta Lake Area and Interstate 5 Between 1000-3000 ft; South-Central Shasta County Including Redding Metro; Eastern Shasta County Foothills Between 1000-3000 ft
Status
In Progress
Started about 3 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Details
* Affected Area...Fire Zone 121 W. Shasta County Above 3000 ft, Fire Zone 122 W. Shasta County 1000-3000 ft, Fire Zone 123 Shasta Lake Area & 1-5 1000-3000 ft, Fire Zone 124 Shasta Metro, Fire Zone 125 Shasta County Foothills 1000-3000 ft, Fire Zone 126 E. Shasta /S. Cascades Above 3000 ft and Fire Zone 127 Burney Basin.
* Thunderstorms...Wet and dry thunderstorms with abundant lightning.
* Outflow Winds...Gusts up to 40 mph.
* Impacts...Lightning from isolated dry thunderstorms or outside of the main precipitation core in wet thunderstorms can create new fire starts and may combine with strong outflow winds to cause a fire to rapidly grow. Confidence is low on exact coverage and wet vs dry, but latest forecast has increased thunderstorm potential overall.
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