Must have been! I stayed a got a bunch until the column collapsed and smoke obscured everything.
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Matthew, that is one of the most spectacular photographs I have ever seen. Thank you.
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Any meteorological stats on how the elevation of the thunderstorm?
They’ve stopped posting on nifc and switched to new system with user ID and password. Much harder to get info since they did the switch in April.
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From observing 6 hour play on Hawkins and on Sierra @ Tahoe Cams a cell came over between 1400-1500 with precipitation. Also noted a tanker trail drop in the Hawkins at 13:32 no where close to active fire line. I’m wondering if that is where they want to hold it up and that was prep…or just an accident. Looks like a little convective lift in the column starting now otherwise it’s been a pretty chill day fire behavior wise. Seems like more push to the northeast.
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Does anyone have a map with the East Fork overlay in it with Tamarack? I think the Tamarack has already burned up to East Fork (earlier this year) if I’m ready the maps correctly, but if that’s the case there has to re-burn going on. The 2015 Washington Fire seems to be holding up quite well as a natural barrier on the south east side. I was thinking they’d drive indirect from one fire to the other and use it to slow the burn to the east but it looks like it will go into Nevada today with the column forming already. Any feedback would be much appreciated.
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Couple of updates, it has burned past the East Fork Fire. It is now almost to Highway 395 in the Leviathan Mine area. Evacs being done from the mine area to Holbrook Junction. This is southern Douglas County Nevada. Per AA extreme fire behavior in PJ and sage.
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Is it over Bryant Creek?
Yes. As of 3 hours ago it was cresting the north ridge of Nevada Hill, above Double Spring flat.
It has been burning pretty hard ever since.
395 just closed both directions, so it is probably at 395.
https://nvroads.com/
Traffic was flowing in the camera a few minutes ago.
Edit* Now the camera isn’t working. 
395 is basically at the base of Bald Mtn nv.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/blmnv/index.html?camera=Axis-BaldNV&v=fd40729
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I am curious about impact to remediation structures/processes at the Leviathan Mine due to the fire. I am not sure just what is in play there now, but curious about possibilities.
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per scanner traffic, fire has spotted across 395…
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Its not to the mine area…yet…primarily headed the other way for now
Can you post a link for the scanner please?
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Ah, thank you for that sir. Looking at the IR footprint I figured it was. Well, if it does make it there, just thinking. Looking at the IR map, I now see perimeter is close with spots down canyon on the main road, but not at the mine pit yet.
Sounds like they might have picked up the spots east of 395. They’re verifying now
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I realize 395 is of big concern. Any early intel on if fire spotted over 88 in Woodfords Canyon? Morning satellite indicates a lot of heat pushing that way and last night IR shows a lot of intense heat hanging on that ridge above 88. This cam shows the southerly flow pushing the column towards/over 88. Based off the map Im looking at this would be Div F. Hope it holds, losing that line would be a whole other ball game.
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