Stanislaus, Calaveras, Butte Counties; "Severe Weather in Northern California | Fires, wind damage, lightning updated Sept. 2 at noon"
TRANSCRIPT: ACTIVE WEATHER AROUND NORTHERN
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CALIFORNIA.
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WE'VE HAD LIGHTNING STRIKES,
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FIRES AND POWER OUTAGES.
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WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF ALL
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OF IT TODAY.
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THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON.
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I'M LISA GONZALEZ.
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LET'S GET RIGHT TO THE FIRES
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WE'RE FOLLOWING.
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THERE'S ONE BURNING IN
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STANISLAUS COUNTY RIGHT NOW NEAR
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HIGHWAY FOUR AND DUTTON ROAD.
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THIS IS JUST WEST OF
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COPPEROPOLIS.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO OF
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THIS.
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THE FLAMES HERE.
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YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE THEY ARE
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TO THE ROAD.
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THIS WAS JUST ABOUT THREE HOURS
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AGO AS THAT FIRE REALLY STARTED
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TO PICK UP.
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YOU CAN SEE THAT SMOKE MOVING
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WITH THE WIND TO THE FIRE HAS
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BURNED AT LEAST 1200 ACRES.
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NO CONTAINMENT ON THIS FIRE.
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THERE IS AN EVACUATION WARNING
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FOR PARTS OF CALAVERAS COUNTY
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JUST WEST OF COPPEROPOLIS RIGHT
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NOW.
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BUT A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE SKY
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RIGHT NOW.
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THE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY FOUR AND
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NORTH OF IT ARE ALSO UNDER AN
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EVACUATION WARNING.
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THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO GET YOUR
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STUFF READY TO GO.
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BE READY TO LEAVE AT A MOMENT'S
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NOTICE.
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HIGHWAY FOUR IS CLOSED FROM
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MILTON ROAD TO HORSESHOE DRIVE.
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NOW THE THUNDERSTORMS WE'VE HAD
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HAVE BROUGHT LIGHTNING STRIKES
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ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY.
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ON THE LEFT.
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THAT'S A AT DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO.
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ON THE RIGHT.
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THAT'S A LOOK AT THE SUTTER
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BUTTES.
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AND THIS IS FROM THIS MORNING.
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YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THOSE
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LIGHTNING STRIKES.
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LOOK AT THAT ONE THERE ON THE
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LEFT.
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MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
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IN THE SIERRA AND FOOTHILLS
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THROUGH THIS THURSDAY, WHICH
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COULD BRING EVEN MORE LIGHTNING.
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AND THIS LIGHTNING HAS BEEN
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KEEPING SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE
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CREWS VERY BUSY.
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THEY'VE BEEN RESPONDING TO
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MULTIPLE FIRES ACROSS OUR REGION
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JUST SINCE THIS MORNING.
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KCRA 3's Maricela de la Cruz
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JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT CREWS
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ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW.
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MARICELA.
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YEAH, LISA, WE ARE JUST SOUTH OF
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RANCHO MURIETA.
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THIS IS THE LONG ISLAND ROAD.
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THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE
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ONE OF THOSE FIRES TOOK PLACE
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THIS MORNING, POSSIBLY FROM
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LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND WE CAN
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STILL SEE SOME CREWS OUT HERE.
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WE KNOW THAT METRO FIRE IS OUT
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HERE.
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CAL FIRE AND WILTON FIRE.
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AND THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT OF THE
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AREA.
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YOU CAN SEE THE BURN SCAR AND
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CREWS ARE OUT HERE.
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JUST MAKING SURE THAT THOSE HOT
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SPOTS DON'T REIGNITE AT THIS
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MOMENT.
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AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE STILL
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SEEING SOME WIND ACTIVITY.
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YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THAT SOME
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OF THE TREES MOVING BACK HERE
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AND SOME OF THE SMOKE OUT IN THE
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AREA, BUT WE HEARD FROM SAC
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METRO FIRE.
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LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LISTEN
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TO MARK NUNEZ.
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WE HAD VERY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO
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40 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR.
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EARLY THIS MORNING.
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FIRE CAME DOWN, RUNNING DOWN THE
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HILL VERY QUICKLY AT THIS HOME.
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CREWS WERE ABLE TO GET IN THERE,
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PROTECT THIS HOME.
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AT THIS POINT, WE KNOW THAT
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ABOUT 60 ACRES HAVE BURNED IN
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THE AREA.
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AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT
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IS PRETTY MUCH UNDER CONTROL.
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BUT AS WE'RE TOLD FROM SAC,
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METRO FIRE AND CAL FIRE, THEY
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ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT HERE
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BECAUSE, AGAIN, OF THAT CONCERN
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OF ANY OF THOSE HOTSPOTS
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REIGNITING.
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AND OF COURSE, JUST TO KEEP MAKE
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SURERE THAT EVERYONE OUT HERE IS
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SAFE.
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FOR NOW, WE'RE LIVE.
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MARICELA DE LA CRUZ KCRA THREE
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NEWS.
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ALL RIGHT, MARICELA, THANK YOU
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SO MUCH.
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AND LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE
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FORECAST RIGHT NOW AND THE
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CONDITIONS THAT FIREFIGHTERS ARE
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FACING.
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LET'S GET OVER TO METEOROLOGIST
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DIRK VERDOORN AND DIRK YOU LOOKS
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LIKE YOU'VE GOT SOME TIME LAPSE
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VIDEO TO SHOW US WHAT WE'VE BEEN
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SEEING.
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YEAH, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK HERE.
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THIS IS NEAR SONORA, AND THIS IS
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WHERE WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME
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SPOTS WHERE WE HAVE SOME FIRES
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THAT HAVE BEEN POPPING UP FROM
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THOSE.
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THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE COME
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THAT CAME THROUGH EARLIER THIS
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MORNING.
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AND SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT
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SOME AREAS OF HAZE AND SMOKE
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THAT'S IN THIS AREA.
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THIS IS FROM SONORA PEAK LOOKING
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OUT ACROSS THE AREA.
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AND YOU SEE THE CLOUDS MOVING
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THROUGH.
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THE SKIES ARE STARTING TO CLEAR
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OUT QUITE A BIT.
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AND SO CONDITIONS ARE CHANGING.
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BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
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SEEING IS THAT THE THUNDERSTORM
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ACTIVITY THAT WE HAD FROM THIS
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MORNING IS GOING TO BE POPPING
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UP MORE IN THE SIERRA.
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SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE
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MOUNTAIN ACTIVITY.
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WHILE WE HAD A LOT OF VALLEY AND
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FOOTHILL ACTIVITY THIS MORNING,
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THIS AFTERNOON IT'S GOING TO BE
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SHIFTING MORE INTO THE SIERRA.
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SO WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME
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LIGHTNING STRIKES.
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WE'RE STILL SEEING SOME
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THUNDERSTORMS POP UP.
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AND HERE WE ARE IN CALAVERAS
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COUNTY.
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THIS THUNDERSTORM NOW MADE ITS
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WAY PAST SONORA.
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AND NOW MOVING UP JUST TO THE
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EAST OF SAN ANDREAS.
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AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS
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LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SOME HEAVY
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RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
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AND THEN WE HAVE THESE OTHER
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SCATTERED SHOWERS.
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THESE ARE MOVING ALONG REALLY
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QUICKLY.
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WE'RE LOOKING AT THE THE SPEEDS
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OF THESE INDIVIDUAL CELLS MOVING
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AT OVER 30MPH.
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SO REALLY QUICKLY MOVING ALONG,
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YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWERS THAT
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WERE NEAR GRASS VALLEY AND
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NEVADA CITY NOW PUSHING OFF
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NORTH AND THROUGH AGAIN SIERRA
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NEVADA COUNTIES.
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WE'RE SEEING THAT AND THEN ALSO
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INTO PLUMAS COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE
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SOME OF THIS NEAR LAPORTE AND
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IT'S HEADING TOWARDS QUINCY.
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JUST SOME OF THAT RAIN THAT'S
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SHIFTING AROUND AIR QUALITY.
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ANOTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING AT
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BECAUSE OF THE FIRES, THERE WERE
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SOME CONCERNS.
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MOST OF THE AGAIN, THE BIGGER
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FIRES THAT WERE BURNING, PUTTING
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OUT MOST OF THE SMOKE HAVE
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TAPERED OFF QUITE A BIT.
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BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME OF THOSE
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SMALLER FIRES OUT THERE.
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AND SO YOU CAN SEE AREAS WHERE
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WE HAVE MODERATE LEVELS OF
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PARTICULATES IN THE AIR,
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STRETCHING FROM YUBA CITY JUST
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TO THE WEST AND TO THE EAST OF
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SACRAMENTO, JUST TO THE SOUTH OF
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MODESTO.
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AND WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT
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MORE SMOKE IS WHERE WE HAVE THE
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BIGGER FIRE OF THE GARNETT FIRE
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IN FRESNO COUNTY.
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AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AFFECTS
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SOME PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY IN
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FRESNO COUNTY, AS WELL AS A
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LITTLE BIT FARTHER TO THE NORTH
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IN MADERA COUNTY, AND THEN ALSO
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ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SIERRAS,
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WHERE WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT
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OF THAT SMOKE, JUST KIND OF
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SETTLING IN.
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SATELLITE VIEW SHOWS THAT IT'S
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STILL PUMPIPING OUT.
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THAT'S WHERE THE FIRE IS, AND
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WE'RE STILL SEEING QUITE A BIT
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OF SMOKE MOVING OFF TO THE NORTH
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AGAIN, TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE
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SIERRA.
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SO WE'LL BE TRACKING THAT MORE
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THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALSO
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POPPING UP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
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MOUNTAINS.
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WE'LL BE TRACKING THAT AS WELL.
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LISA, BACK OVER TO YOU.
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ALL RIGHT.
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THANK YOU.
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AND SOME PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH
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DAMAGE FROM WIND.
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KCRA 3'S LEE ANNE DENYER JOINS
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US LIVE NEAR CARMICHAEL WITH A
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LOOK AT WHAT NEIGHBORS ARE
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HAVING TO CLEAN UP.
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NOW.
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LEANNE.
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YEAH, IT'S A MESS OUT HERE.
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SO WE'RE ON SHADOW CREEK DRIVE,
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WHICH IS IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY,
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BUT WE'RE RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF
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CARMICHAEL.
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THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT
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WE'RE SEEING.
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THESE BRANCHES DOWN ON TOP OF
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VEHICLES.
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JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, WE SAW A
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VEHICLE THAT HAD TO BE TOWED
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AWAY.
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IT WAS IN SUCH A STATE.
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BUT AS WE'RE WALKING AROUND, YOU
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CAN SEE THERE IS JUST DEBRIS AND
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BRANCHES ON THE GROUND.
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AND IF WE GO OVER THE FENCE
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RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN SEE HOW
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LARGE OF A TREE FELL DOWN.
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SO REALLY SEEING A RANGE IN
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TERMS OF WHAT CAME DOWN DURING
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THIS WIND EVENT THAT NEIGHBORS
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SAID JUST REALLY CAUGHT THEM OFF
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GUARD.
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WE TALKED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO
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SAID THEY WERE JUST GOING ABOUT
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THEIR MORNING, WALKING THEIR
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DOGS, DRIVING TO WORK, WORKING
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FROM HOME, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN
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THEY NOTICED THAT THE WIND
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REALLY KICKED UP.
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AND THEN THEY STARTED TO HEAR
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THINGS CRASHING DOWN.
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ONE WOMAN THAT WE TALKED TO SAID
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IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF
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A MOVIE.
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IT LITERALLY FELT LIKE YOU JUST
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GOT TELEPORTED RIGHT INTO THE
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WIZARD OF OZ.
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THERE WAS DEBRIS FLYING ACROSS
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THE ROAD.
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PEOPLE WERE RUNNING AROUND, THE
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TREES WERE JUST SWAYING BACK AND
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FORTH.
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IT WAS CRAZY.
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AND YOU JUST FELT LIKE YOU WERE
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IN THE MIDDLE OF A TORNADO.
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WE DO WANT TO BE OVERLY CLEAR
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HERE.
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THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT
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THERE WAS ANY KIND OF.
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ROTATION.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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SAYS THAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH
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LOCAL OFFICIALS, INCLUDING FOLKS
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IN CARMICHAEL, TO TRY TO FIGURE
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OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE.
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BUT AGAIN, WE'RE HERE ON SHADOW
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CREEK DRIVE IN SACRAMENTO
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COUNTY, BUT RIGHT ON THE BORDER
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OF CARMICHAEL.
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AND WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM
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FOLKS ALL MORNING ABOUT JUST
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THIS WIND EVENT THAT CAME IN,
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ROCKED THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
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AND YOU CAN SEE FOLKS HAVE BEEN
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CLEANING UP HERE TRYING TO GET
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THIS CLEANED UP AS OFFICIALS TRY
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TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAME
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THROUGH.
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AND WE'RE JUST SO APPRECIATIVE
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OF EVERYONE WHO SENT US IN
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LOCATIONS THAT WE COULD CHECK
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OUT AND HAVE BEEN OPEN TO
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SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH
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US.
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WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
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WE'RE NOT IN THE ROADWAY HERE,
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BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP CHATTING
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WITH PEOPLE AND WE'LL BRING YOU
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MORE WHEN WE KNOW MORE.
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IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
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SEE ANNE DENYER KCRA THREE NEWS.
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LEANNE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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RIGHT.
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YEAH.
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THEY GOT THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR
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THEM TODAY.
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RIGHT NOW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
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ARE WITHOUT POWER IN SACRAMENTO
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COUNTY.
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THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT SMUD'S
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OUTAGE MAP.
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AND YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW MANY
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CUSTOMERS THERE IN THE CIRCLE'S
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ABOUT 4200 CUSTOMERS DON'T HAVE
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ELECTRICITY RIGHT NOW.
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MOST OF THEM ARE IN THE
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CARMICHAEL AREA WHERE WE SAW A
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LOT OF THAT WIND DAMAGE.
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THIS IS DOWN FROM 11,000
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CUSTOMERS EARLIER TODAY.
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SMUD SAYS CREWS ARE WORKING TO
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GET THE POWER BACK ON AS SOON AS
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POSSIBLE.
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CONTINUING OUR KCRA THREE
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WILDFIRE COVERAGE, CREWS IN EL
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DORADO COUNTY SPENT THE NIGHT
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MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO FLARE
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UPS IN A FIRE THAT TRIGGERED AN
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EVACUATION FOR MORE THAN 250
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PEOPLE.
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THIS FIRE BURNED NEAR THE
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COMMUNITY OF RESCUE RIGHT OFF OF
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SWEET VALLEY ROAD.
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IT BLACKENED 16 ACRES AND AS OF
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LAST NIGHT, THEY HAVE IT 28%
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CONTAINED.
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LOOK AT THAT WATER DROP THERE
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FROM THE BELLY OF THAT CHOPPER
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AND RETARDANT.
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PEOPLE ENJOYING LABOR DAY ON
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FOLSOM LAKE COULD SEE THE SMOKE
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IN THE HILLS TO THE EAST.
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THE EVACUATION ORDERS ARE NOW
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DOWNGRADED TO WARNINGS.
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CAL FIRE SAYS THE HEAT WAS AN
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ISSUE FOR FIREFIGHTERS, BUT THE
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LACK OF WIND WAS A HUGE HELP IN
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THE EFFORT TO STOP IT.
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FORWARD PROGRESS HAS BEEN
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STOPPED ON A FIRE BURNING NEAR
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HIGHWAY 99 IN GALT.
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THIS IS TIME LAPSE VIDEO FROM AN
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ALERT CALIFORNIA CAMERA.
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THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS THE FIRE
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PUT UP HEAVY SMOKE THAT DID
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CAUSE SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS
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ACROSS ALL LANES OF HIGHWAY 99
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EARLY LAST NIGHT.
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CREWS ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON THE
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GARNETT FIRE BURNING IN FRESNO
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COUNTY.
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THIS IS TIME LAPSE FROM ANOTHER
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ALERT WILDFIRE CAMERA, AND YOU
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CAN SEE JUST HOW MUCH SMOKE IT'S
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PUTTING OFF THERE.
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THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE SAYS
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CREWS ARE NOT ONLY FIGHTING THE
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FLAMES, BUT BATTLING THE INTENSE
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HEAT.
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THE COUNTY HAS DECLARED A STATE
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OF EMERGENCY.
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THERE ARE EVACUATION ORDERS AND
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WARNINGS IN PLACE.
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AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT A LOT
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OF PLACES FOR THAT SMOKE TO GO
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ONCE IT GETS CAUGHT IN THE
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VALLEY.
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HERE IS A LIVE LOOK OF THE FIRE
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RIGHT NOW, AND YOU CAN SEE JUST
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OFF TO THE RIGHT.
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THAT'S WHERE WE ARE SEEING SOME
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SMOKE AND SOME BILLOWING CLOUDS.
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THE FIRE HAS BURNED NEARLY
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27,000 ACRES IN THE SIERRA
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NATIONAL FOREST.
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IT IS 12% CONTAINED, SO IT'S
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NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE
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BIT OF BLUE SKY THERE.
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WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU ON
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BOTH OF THESE FIRES ON AIR AND
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ONLINE.
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YOU CAN
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