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05-10-2024, 09:37 PM
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Fort McMurray on fire alert
We are on fire evacuation alert as of a few hours back.
Hopefully the crews will get it under control by morning .
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05-10-2024, 10:38 PM
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I hope they do Cat...I'm in Kelowna and here it's Drier than a popcorn fart!
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05-10-2024, 11:17 PM
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Thinking of you, yours and all the good folks up there.
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05-11-2024, 12:17 AM
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Hope it all works out, Cat! Keep us posted.
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05-11-2024, 06:22 AM
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Best of luck. You guys sure don't need any more of this stuff, you already had way more than your share. Stay well.
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05-11-2024, 06:50 AM
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Hope things work out well for all you folks up there...
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05-11-2024, 07:27 AM
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Hope they get it under control.
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05-11-2024, 08:12 AM
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Do you just have that one fire going only south west of you . Is that one on the other side of the river ?
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05-11-2024, 08:16 AM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 08:21 AM
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Do you just have that one fire going only south west of you . Is that one on the other side of the river ?
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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.
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05-11-2024, 08:26 AM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 08:27 AM
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Very thick smoke north of Stony Plain. It blew in over night. It’s nasty here!
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05-11-2024, 09:26 AM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
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Very thick smoke north of Stony Plain. It blew in over night. It’s nasty here!
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South of stony is nasty too
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05-11-2024, 10:49 AM
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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
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05-11-2024, 03:01 PM
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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
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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.
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05-11-2024, 03:53 PM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 04:30 PM
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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.
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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/
Last edited by Dean2; 05-11-2024 at 04:42 PM.
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05-11-2024, 04:50 PM
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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
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05-11-2024, 07:29 PM
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Quote:
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/
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I see it now. Messing with the layers helped.
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05-11-2024, 08:18 PM
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Smoke just rolled in here in NW Calgary,
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05-11-2024, 08:35 PM
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Good luck to everyone close to a fire, there's been too many lately!
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05-11-2024, 09:12 PM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 09:16 PM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 09:25 PM
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smoke rolling in south of Calgary. Installed the HE furnace filters and started the first particulate filter in the house. sigh!
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05-11-2024, 09:58 PM
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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.
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05-11-2024, 10:00 PM
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Quote:
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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.
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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.
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05-12-2024, 07:17 AM
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maybe be less matches and lighters being sold i some areas might help?
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05-12-2024, 08:41 AM
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We need rain!
Sock in for a week or more.
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