Multiple Fires Boulder County- Marshall Fire

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#1

Multiple grass fires reported, sounds like pretty chaotic evacuations underway.

Scanner link: Boulder County Sheriff and Fire Live Audio Feed

https://www.9news.com/article/weather/severe-weather/multiple-grass-fires-boulder-county/73-d98c59a1-480e-47cc-b2b3-8a82baca0a58

Live Feed:
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/live

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#2

In addition to structure fires, fire units are responding to numerous trapped citizens, burn victims, and overturned semi’s. Winds are 70-100 mph. At least 2 fires, the Middle Fork fire and Marshall fire.

Visible on GOES-17:

https://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-17&sec=full_disk&x=15601.75&y=3254.75&z=6&angle=0&im=6&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=250&motion=loop&maps%5Bborders%5D=white&maps%5Bcities%5D=white&maps%5Bcounties%5D=silver&maps%5Broads%5D=purple&lat=0&p%5B0%5D=geocolor&p%5B1%5D=cira_natural_fire_color&opacity%5B0%5D=1&opacity%5B1%5D=0.5&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&follow_feature=0&follow_hide=0&s=rammb-slider&draw_color=FFD700&draw_width=6&refresh=1

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#3

@mesocyclone is in the thick of things there. Posting some wild scenes on his twitter feed.

https://twitter.com/Weather_West

#BoulderFire

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#4

Anyone fight a wildland fire in these winter conditions?

#5

Entire town of Superior Colorado has been evacuated.

#6

Estimated 1200 acres, numerous commercial buildings and residential structures lost. Winds gusting to 75 mph.

Live news: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.9news.com/amp/article/weather/severe-weather/multiple-grass-fires-boulder-county/73-d98c59a1-480e-47cc-b2b3-8a82baca0a58

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.9news.com

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#7

VIIRs from about 15:00 local time:

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#8

Press briefing @ 5pm stated over 500 homes. Lost a large Target shopping center and a hotel destroyed. Fire @ 1600 acres, no estimated of containment. Winds still gusting 50+ mph. No aircraft used yet due to excessively high winds.

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#9

My rough estimate using firms is 5016 acres.

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#10

When you say 15:00 Local, do you mean local here, or local there?

#11

Weather observations near superior.
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/timeseries.php?sid=E6155&num=72&banner=gmap&raw=0&w=325

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#12

Wildland 27 making laps over the fire.

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#13

I got a lot of coworkers who live in that area. Anyone have a perimeter map?

#14

They haven’t completed mapping yet.

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#15

Generally “local” refers the the area of concern. Otherwise one would say “1500hrs PST” for California in winter.

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#16

Camera view.

https://fts360overwatch.com/event/87/5989

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#17

580+ homes destroyed as daylight shows total destruction.

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#18

How to help out those affected by fire.

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#19

Any update on acreage?

#20

6000 acres.

https://wildfiretoday.com/2021/12/31/mapping-shows-marshall-fire-has-burned-thousands-of-acres/?fbclid=IwAR3i_vGJd5aEhon36rtNCjT-76PFh0e5jMNXAJQWWvBG2yCzkiBf0NmoTqg

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