A growing grass fire that began Saturday afternoon in San Joaquin County, California, has consumed 14,000 acres, forcing residents in its path to evacuate the area, officials say.
What area is this for? Where I am in southern California, the season normal to date would be about 13 inches, and we’re sitting at about 30. It’s been a lot more than normal. We had two or three atmospheric river storms this year.
This would have been expected. I myself posted about expecting a big fire this year. There’s no other interpretation to big California rain. Big rain is big brush fire waiting for an ignition source.
There was an unprecedented amount of rain earlier in the year, I bet there is a ton of dry fuel now. Scary.
I think people just forget what rain is like after a sustained period of drought. This year was pretty average.
What area is this for? Where I am in southern California, the season normal to date would be about 13 inches, and we’re sitting at about 30. It’s been a lot more than normal. We had two or three atmospheric river storms this year.
It’s the whole state
This would have been expected. I myself posted about expecting a big fire this year. There’s no other interpretation to big California rain. Big rain is big brush fire waiting for an ignition source.