679 lightning strikes were recorded inside or within a mile of the national forest. Cal Fire had responded to about 50 fires. Thirteen small fires of less than a quarter acre were reported
Cathy Locke, Sac Bee, July 23, 2012 A predawn thunderstorm lit up Sacramento skies Sunday night and Monday, while in the Sierra, lightning strikes sparked a number of small fires.
During the 24-hour period that ended at 6 a.m. Monday, more than 1,200 lightning strikes were recorded in or near the Tahoe and Eldorado national forests, according to U.S. Forest Service officials.
Between midnight and 6 a.m., 541 lightning strikes were reported in the Tahoe National Forest, said spokeswoman Ann Westling. As of Monday afternoon, 20 fires had been reported, most covering less than an acre.
By Monday evening, Cal Fire reported it was battling the so-called Amador Lightning Complex – 16 fires totaling 79 acres in Amador and El Dorado counties. It was 20 percent contained, said Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant. Cal Fire had responded to about 50 fires sparked by lightning Sunday or Monday in Northern California.
Frank Mosbacher, spokesman for the Eldorado National Forest, said 679 lightning strikes were recorded inside or within a mile of the national forest.
Most occurred between 8 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday and most involved a single tree, Mosbacher said. Thirteen small fires of less than a quarter acre were reported.
Westling said ...
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Thirteen small fires of less than a quarter acre were
reported.
Cathy Locke, Sac Bee, July 23, 2012
Sixteen lightning-sparked fires have burned 78 acres in El Dorado and Amador
counties.
What fire officials have dubbed the Amador Lightning Complex started at 11:
30 p.m. Sunday and was reported 20 percent contained this evening. The California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection reported that more than 1,800 lightning strikes hit the two
counties in the past two days.
Cal Flre spokesman Daniel Berlant said the agency has responded to about 50
fires throughout Northern
California as a result of lightning strikes Sunday and today. The largest
single fire burned 75 acres near Copperopolis in Calaveras County.
During the 24-hour period that ended at 6 a.m. today, more than 1,200
lightning strikes were recorded in or near the Tahoe and Eldorado national
forests, according to Forest Service officials. As of this afternoon, 20 fires
were burning in the Tahoe National Forest and 13 in the Eldorado National Forest.
Officials said most of the fires were small, burning less than an acre, with
some involving a single tree. Most were in remote areas and posed no threat to
homes.
The thunderstorms today and Sunday were accompanied by rain, which reduced
the fire danger.
"We expect to see additional smokes as things dry out," said Frank Mosbacher,
spokesman for the Eldorado National Forest.
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