Fort McMurray on fire alert

[catnthehat]

We are on fire evacuation alert as of a few hours back.
Hopefully the crews will get it under control by morning .
Cat

[elkrub]

I hope they do Cat...I'm in Kelowna and here it's Drier than a popcorn fart!

[Howard Hutchinson]

Thinking of you, yours and all the good folks up there.

[fishnguy]

Hope it all works out, Cat! Keep us posted.

[Dean2]

Best of luck. You guys sure don't need any more of this stuff, you already had way more than your share. Stay well.

[Phil McCracken]

Hope things work out well for all you folks up there...

[Bushrat]

Hope they get it under control.

[-JR-]

Do you just have that one fire going only south west of you . Is that one on the other side of the river ?

[barsik]

was wondering where all the smoke in Athabasca County came from, Mac doesn't need another evac size blaze. I hope the forecasted rain for Monday stops the fire in its tracks before it does any damage. I hope everyone stays safe and healthy.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by -JR-

Do you just have that one fire going only south west of you . Is that one on the other side of the river ?

One on the west side of the river a bit further south I think, and two smaller ones north.
Choppers flew all night to try and mitigate the closer one.

[TBark]

A new one broke out at 5 PM yesterday West of Valleyview near Teepee Creek and the west winds were howling till just after midnight.
Smoke is thick already in the Valleyview area.

TBark

[6MT]

Very thick smoke north of Stony Plain. It blew in over night. It’s nasty here!

[Sigma]

This link will show all fires in North America as identified by satellite.
https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov...98.5,40.8,4.0z
Just zoom in on what ever area you want to.
Be aware that some of the red dots are actually flare stacks.

Sig

[DirtShooter]

Originally Posted by 6MT

Very thick smoke north of Stony Plain. It blew in over night. It’s nasty here!

South of stony is nasty too

[Dean2]

This one shows fires as well as smoke volume and direction.

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

Windy shows wind, fires etc too and very user friendly

https://www.windy.com/?56.606,-114.961,7

[stubblejumper01]

Originally Posted by Dean2

This one shows fires as well as smoke volume and direction.

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

Windy shows wind, fires etc too and very user friendly

https://www.windy.com/?56.606,-114.961,7

That first link is awesome. I was wondering where the smoke I woke up to was coming from. It shows that it is coming from near Ft.Nelson Thanks for the link

[Outbound]

Originally Posted by stubblejumper01

That first link is awesome. I was wondering where the smoke I woke up to was coming from. It shows that it is coming from near Ft.Nelson Thanks for the link

I'm questioning it's accuracy. It's not showing anything around GP, yet there's so much smoke here I can't see beyond 2 blocks down the street.

[Albertadiver]

Hang in there. I'm sure there's a lot of folks still traumatized from the first big one. Hope it gets under control and people stay safe.

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by Outbound

I'm questioning it's accuracy. It's not showing anything around GP, yet there's so much smoke here I can't see beyond 2 blocks down the street.

Zoom in on the map. It shows lots of fires, smoke right around GP when I do it. Alsoif ypu click on the daily max layer it shows the smoke build up, not just what is wafting in currently.

This one i changed the layer and zoom

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

[justsomeguy]

Wife is in Red Deer and says they're starting to feel smoke in lungs.

Man that map of Fort Nelson is scary stuff!

I see RMWB just issued an alert for YMM as well. Friends up there seem calm but are packing personal items just in case.

Stay safe all

[Outbound]

Originally Posted by Dean2

Zoom in on the map. It shows lots of fires, smoke right around GP when I do it. Alsoif ypu click on the daily max layer it shows the smoke build up, not just what is wafting in currently.

This one i changed the layer and zoom

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

I see it now. Messing with the layers helped.

[Tungsten,]

Smoke just rolled in here in NW Calgary,

[roper1]

Good luck to everyone close to a fire, there's been too many lately!

[Grizzly Adams1]

I didn't realize how bad it was until now, surprising how quickly it happened. There's thick smoke between Olds and Sundre since about 5 o'clock.

[DiabeticKripple]

The wife and I went fishing on Travers this evening, when we left the boat launch it was clear and 5 minutes later when we stopped to fish it was smoky.

[justsomeguy]

smoke rolling in south of Calgary. Installed the HE furnace filters and started the first particulate filter in the house. sigh!

[JD848]

Hope it turns or goes out and everyone is safe .Darn fires cause so much damage .

Wishing the best for everyone safety ,specially the elderly with breathing problem.

[Twisted Canuck]

Originally Posted by Outbound

I'm questioning it's accuracy. It's not showing anything around GP, yet there's so much smoke here I can't see beyond 2 blocks down the street.

Yeah, it's really bad in GP, all day. Like Marlboro Man 3 packs a day bad. Got the HEPA unit running on high, but still got a wicked headache.

[makin tracks]

maybe be less matches and lighters being sold i some areas might help?

[58thecat]

We need rain!
Sock in for a week or more.


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