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#GrandCanyon, #Utah #wildfires creating "#FireClouds" that can form their own weather systems
August 1, 2025
"Two wildfires burning in the western United States — including one that has become a '#megafire' on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — are so hot that they're spurring the formation of 'fire clouds' that can create their own #ErraticWeather systems.
"In #Arizona, the wind-whipped #DragonBravoFire that destroyed the #GrandCanyonLodge is 9% contained and has charred more than 164 square miles to become the largest fire now burning in the continental U.S. and one of the top 10 largest in recorded Arizona history. Getting around it would be roughly like driving from New York City to Washington, D.C.
"Another large fire in #MonroeUT, has burned 75 square miles since July 13 and is 11% contained, officials said Thursday. Evacuation orders were issued Wednesday for several towns in the fire's path, and scorched power poles prompted the shutoff of electricity in other nearby communities in south-central #Utah.
"Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared an emergency Thursday as #wildfires grew around the state and planned to visit Monroe on Friday.
"Towering convection clouds known as #pyrocumulus clouds have been spotted over Arizona's blaze for seven consecutive days, fueling the fire with dry, powerful winds, fire information officer Lisa Jennings said. They form when air over the fire becomes #superheated and rises in a large smoke column. The giant billowing clouds can be seen for hundreds of miles and can resemble an anvil.
"Their more treacherous big brother, a fire-fueled thunderstorm known as the #pyrocumulonimbus cloud, sent rapid winds shooting in all directions this week as a smoke column formed from the Utah fire then collapsed on itself, fire team information officer Jess Clark said.
" 'If they get high enough, they can also create #downdrafts, and that's something we really watch out for because that can quickly spread the fire and can be very dangerous for firefighters who are doing their work on the ground,' Jennings said.
"Multiple fire crews in Utah were forced to retreat Wednesday as the unpredictable climate created by the clouds threatened their safety, officials said. Fire crews in both Utah and Arizona had better control of the blazes, but containment has been slipping as the fires grow rapidly.
"The same type of cloud, which the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has dubbed the 'fire-breathing dragon of clouds,' recently formed a fire tornado that tore through an eastern Utah neighborhood with wind speeds estimated at 122 miles per hour."
#Firenado #ExtremeWeather #WildfireWeather #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #USWx #ExtremeWx
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#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #UTwx #NVwx #AZwx #COwx #FireStatus Status of fires followed by BakersRelay as of 7:00 am EDT July 16, 2025. NOTE Fire info may be several hours old. Arizona #DragonBravoFire ACRES 9,289.3 CONT. 0% #WhiteSageFire ACRES 52,989,8 CONT. 4% #BillyFire ACRES 986.1 CONTAINMENT 0% California #MaxFire ACRES 426 CONTAINMENT 20% #ButlerFire ACRES 9,191.4 CONTAINMENT 0% #SummitFire ACRES 700 CONTAINMENT 58% #GreenFire ACRES 14,896.8 CONTAINMENT 9%
#FayFire ACRES 500 CONTAINMENT unk Colorado #TurnerGulchFire ACRES 12,488.1 CONTAIN. Unk #SowbellyFire ACRES 2,274 CONT. 13% #SouthRimFire ACRES 4,160.2 CONT. 0% Oregon #ElkFire ACRES 2,699 CONTAINMENT 39% #NeilCreek ACRES 256.9 CONTAINMENT 50% #DemingGulchFire ACRES 256.2 CONTAIN. 50% #HighlandFire ACRES 719 CONTAINMENT 75%
#CramFire ACRES 41,376.7 CONTAINMENT unk Nevada #GothicFire ACRES 30,786 CONTAINMENT 10% #HotCanyonFire ACRES 12,794 CONT. 61% Utah #DeerCreekFire ACRES 14,760.4 CONTAIN. 7% #MonroeCanyonFire ACRES 5028.3 CONT. 0% Washington #BearGulchFire ACRES 445 CONTAINMENT 19% #ToonervilleFire ACRES 85 CONTAINMENT 50% #PomasFire ACRES 3,448 CONTAINMENT 0% #WesternPinesFire ACRES 5,781 CONTAIN. 40% #HopeFire ACRES 7,236 CONTAINMENT 16% Fires 80% or more Containment & on a Monitor Status
#BridgeCreekFire ACRES 2,588 CONT. 80%
#ForsythFire ACRES 15,673 CONTAINMENT 81%
#WillowFire ACRES 4,417 CONTAINMENT 90% #RedFire ACRES 116.4 CONTAINMENT 95% #MadreFire ACRES 80,786 CONTAINMENT 91% -
#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #UTwx #NVwx #AZwx #COwx #FireStatus Status of fires followed by BakersRelay as of 7:00 am EDT July 15, 2025. NOTE Fire info may be several hours old. Arizona #DragonBravoFire ACRES 5,716.8 CONT. 0% #WhiteSageFire ACRES 49,356.7 CONT. 0% #BillyFire ACRES 752 CONTAINMENT 0% California #MaxFire ACRES 428 CONTAINMENT 5% #ButlerFire ACRES 8156 CONTAINMENT 0% #SummitFire ACRES 706 CONTAINMENT 35% #GreenFire ACRES 13,365.7 CONTAINMENT 5% Colorado #TurnerGulchFire ACRES 7,792.9 NC CONTAIN. Unk #SowbellyFire ACRES 2,274 CONT. 0% #SouthRimFire ACRES 3,988 CONT. 0% Oregon #ElkFire ACRES 2,699 CONTAINMENT 31% #NeilCreek ACRES 247.7 CONTAINMENT 30% #DemingGulchFire ACRES 258 CONTAIN. 75% #WillowFire ACRES 4,417 CONTAINMENT 75% #HighlandFire ACRES 719 CONTAINMENT 30% Nevada #GothicFire ACRES 36,500 CONTAINMENT 0% #HotCanyonFire ACRES 12,794 CONT. 44% Utah #DeerCreekFire ACRES 11,054.5 CONTAIN. 7% #ForsythFire ACRES 15,673 CONTAINMENT 77% #BridgeCreekFire ACRES 2,588 CONT. 80% Washington #BearGulchFire ACRES 444 CONTAINMENT 0% #ToonervilleFire ACRES 85 CONTAINMENT 50% #PomasFire ACRES 3,395 CONTAINMENT 0% #WesternPinesFire ACRES 5,812 CONTAIN. 12% #HopeFire ACRES 7116.7 CONTAINMENT 15% Fires 90% or more Containment & on a Monitor Status
#RedFire ACRES 116.4 CONTAINMENT 95%
#MadreFire ACRES 80,786 CONTAINMENT 86% #GapFire ACRES 671 CONTAINMENT 93% #SpringsFire ACRES 50 CONTAINMENT 100% #LongPointFire ACRES 350 CONTAINMENT 86% -
#CAwx #ORwx #WAwx #UTwx #NVwx #AZwx #COwx #FireStatus
Status of fires followed by BakersRelay as of 7:00 am EDT July 14, 2025. NOTE Fire info may be several hours old.
Arizona #DragonBravoFire ACRES 5,716.8 CONT. 0%
#WhiteSageFire ACRES 40,186.4 CONT. 0%
#BillyFire ACRES 752 CONTAINMENT 0%
California
#MaxFire ACRES 300 CONTAINMENT 5% #MadreFire ACRES 80,786 CONTAINMENT 79% #RedFire ACRES 116.4 CONTAINMENT 50% #ButlerFire ACRES 7203 CONTAINMENT 0% #SummitFire ACRES 705 CONTAINMENT 35% #GreenFire ACRES 11,642.3 CONTAINMENT 5%
Colorado #TurnerGulchFire ACRES 1,030.3 CONTAIN. Unk
#SowbellyFire ACRES 2,273.9 CONT. 0%
#SouthRimFire ACRES 3,633.4 CONT. 0%
Oregon #ElkFire ACRES 2,705 CONTAINMENT 23% #NeilCreek ACRES 250.4 CONTAINMENT 20% #DemingGulchFire ACRES 258 CONTAIN. 75% #WillowFire ACRES 4,417 CONTAINMENT 75%
#HighlandFire ACRES 719 CONTAINMENT 5% Nevada #GothicFire ACRES 36,500 CONTAINMENT 0% #HotCanyonFire ACRES 22,794 CONT. 42%
Utah #DeerCreekFire ACRES 10,058.5 CONTAIN. 0% #ForsythFire ACRES 15,363.1 CONTAINMENT 72% #BridgeCreekFire ACRES 2,588 CONT. 80%
Washington #BearGulchFire ACRES 443 CONTAINMENT 0% #ToonervilleFire ACRES 85 CONTAINMENT 30% #PomasFire ACRES 3,395 CONTAINMENT 0% #WesternPinesFire ACRES 5,812CONTAIN. 0% #HopeFire ACRES 6,526 CONTAINMENT 8%
Fires 90% or more Containment & on a Monitor Status #GapFire ACRES 671 CONTAINMENT 93% #SpringsFire ACRES 50 CONTAINMENT 100%
#LongPointFire ACRES 350 CONTAINMENT 86%