Catastrophic Fires In Napa and Sonoma

[Michael_Martin]

@D@vid Bu3ker

@bretrooks

Both sets of my in-laws are in Santa Rosa, one side in Oakmont (evacuated), and one near the JC (out of the evac zone for now). The ones who live near the JC are actually in SLO visiting us this weekend…staying with us for a couple extra days now. They’re safe for now, but so many people and places we know have been hit. Prayers for all in the area.

Also, per NBC, this is being investigated as arson.

The story you linked says it was published in September.

+1. That story is from September 3rd.

[Neal.Mollen]

@D@vid Bu3ker

@bretrooks

Both sets of my in-laws are in Santa Rosa, one side in Oakmont (evacuated), and one near the JC (out of the evac zone for now). The ones who live near the JC are actually in SLO visiting us this weekend…staying with us for a couple extra days now. They’re safe for now, but so many people and places we know have been hit. Prayers for all in the area.

Also, per NBC, this is being investigated as arson.

The story you linked says it was published in September.

Boy, those guys are really on top of things!

[Brian_Tuite]

The smoke is getting real bad. Can’t go outside.

[bretrooks]

@Michael Martin

@D@vid Bu3ker

@bretrooks

Both sets of my in-laws are in Santa Rosa, one side in Oakmont (evacuated), and one near the JC (out of the evac zone for now). The ones who live near the JC are actually in SLO visiting us this weekend…staying with us for a couple extra days now. They’re safe for now, but so many people and places we know have been hit. Prayers for all in the area.

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The story you linked says it was published in September.

+1. That story is from September 3rd.

Apologies…link removed. In my news-hopping, that link got attached to the recent fire coverage at a site I visited, and I didn’t check my dates. Mea culpa.

[Chris_Freemott]

Yuck…thoughts are with you Brian…sheesh…

[Eric_Lundblad]

Down on the list of things to worry about, compared to loss of life/property…but power is out in a lot of wineries (I believe…correct me if I’m wrong here! Would love to know) and many large fermenting tanks are without cooling and getting pretty hot

[Edward_H_Earles]

@Eric Lundblad

Down on the list of things to worry about, compared to loss of life/property…but power is out in a lot of wineries (I believe…correct me if I’m wrong here! Would love to know) and many large fermenting tanks are without cooling and getting pretty hot

One of the headlines I saw about 1/2 hour ago claimed that 110,000 customers in “Wine Country” were without electric power. Probably a lot of wine will be lost, one way or another.

[Larry_P]

@Chris Blum

Donelan probably wouldn’t appreciate getting labeled an “industrial winery”.

They’re in an industrial park which includes a number of wineries, including Siduri/Novy and Punchdown.

This was the Santa Rosa evacuation map as of this morning:

The area around Coffey/Airway is home to many beloved wineries.

I woke up at 3:00 AM to the smell of smoke and got up to check that the house wasn’t on fire, then walked the neighborhood to look for signs of danger. These fires are 60-100 miles away!

[T_Fletcher1]

This makes me so sick for everyone in the area affected.

For those of you still online, monitoring and updating this thread, thank you and be safe!

[E_Mark_Larson]

@Brian Tuite

The smoke is getting real bad. Can’t go outside.

Brian, please don’t wait until you can’t breathe. Can you drive west to, hopefully, get into cleaner air?

[Albert_R]

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone!

This is just sickening to us. We lost our cabin in Tennessee less than a year ago due to wildfires.

[KatrinaBI]

@E. Mark Larson

@Brian Tuite

The smoke is getting real bad. Can’t go outside.

Brian, please don’t wait until you can’t breathe. Can you drive west to, hopefully, get into cleaner air?

Smoke is thick all the way out to the coast. No breeze at coast today (after hideous howling winds last night) and smoke is hanging thick there just as it is here.

[JFPelletier]

@E. Mark Larson

@Brian Tuite

The smoke is getting real bad. Can’t go outside.

Brian, please don’t wait until you can’t breathe. Can you drive west to, hopefully, get into cleaner air?

+1

Stay safe man.

JF

[Bryan_Price]

I booked an AirBnB for Thursday through Sunday this week in Healdsburg. Can anyone offer some advice on how I can tactfully inquire if the wineries/roads/restaurants will remain closed? Or should I bother at all to even ask and just assume I should cancel my trip? I do not want to take the focus away from this disaster and feel deeply sad about the losses already, but I do have friends planning to travel from Alaska and I will need to let them know soon.

If it was as obvious as “Hey buddy an asteroid is about to destroy the Earth go ahead and cancel your trip to Hawaii” I wouldn’t ask, but having not experienced the chaos firsthand I’m not sure how to approach this one.

I hope everyone stays safe.

[K_F_o_l_e_y]

Be safe everyone!

[Larry_P]

GOES16 satellite image of the 3.9 micron band (narrow-band IR) lighting up over night; frightening as hell:

NASA SPoRT

[larry_schaffer]

I’m just wondering if winds are supposed to pick up again tonight? That was the concern with the wildfires down here in Santa Barbara County.

My thoughts and prayers remain with all of you up there.

[Alan_Rath]

@Bryan Price

I booked an AirBnB for Thursday through Sunday this week in Healdsburg. Can anyone offer some advice on how I can tactfully inquire if the wineries/roads/restaurants will remain closed? Or should I bother at all to even ask and just assume I should cancel my trip? I do not want to take the focus away from this disaster and feel deeply sad about the losses already, but I do have friends planning to travel from Alaska and I will need to let them know soon.

If it was as obvious as “Hey buddy an asteroid is about to destroy the Earth go ahead and cancel your trip to Hawaii” I wouldn’t ask, but having not experienced the chaos firsthand I’m not sure how to approach this one.

I hope everyone stays safe.

I’m not there, but am watching the local news which is covering this non-stop from Napa Valley and Santa Rosa areas. It’s pretty catastrophic. Healdsburg is farther north, and AFAIK not affected (though there is a large swath of fire area south and east of Healdsburg, in the hills between Windsor and Calistoga). There are going to be thousands of people affected by this, power is out in many areas, cell service is limited or nonexistent, probably because cell towers were burned or have no power.

The fires are still very active, I haven’t heard any containment numbers, but it’s going to be days, at least, I’m sure. If it were me, I think I would cancel the trip. Come back later when things have calmed down, and provide some economic boost to the area, but I suspect this Thursday is much too soon. Maybe folks who are closer can shed more light.

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

@Bryan Price

I booked an AirBnB for Thursday through Sunday this week in Healdsburg. Can anyone offer some advice on how I can tactfully inquire if the wineries/roads/restaurants will remain closed? Or should I bother at all to even ask and just assume I should cancel my trip? I do not want to take the focus away from this disaster and feel deeply sad about the losses already, but I do have friends planning to travel from Alaska and I will need to let them know soon.

If it was as obvious as “Hey buddy an asteroid is about to destroy the Earth go ahead and cancel your trip to Hawaii” I wouldn’t ask, but having not experienced the chaos firsthand I’m not sure how to approach this one.

I hope everyone stays safe.

I would bring some work gloves and offer assistance. The reality is that I am sure your tourist dollars will be needed more than ever, but I don’t know about the specific timing.

[Alan_Rath]

@larry schaffer

I’m just wondering if winds are supposed to pick up again tonight? That was the concern with the wildfires down here in Santa Barbara County.

No, forecast is for cooling, and lighter winds from the north and west. Winds have already calmed considerably since last night.

Edited to update based on forecast I just saw: still red flag warnings through tomorrow morning, with potential high winds tonight. But winds are supposed to gradually shift to coming from north and west, which will bring cooler, more humid air.