15 November 2008

the devil wind

it's actually the santa ana winds, but i think i understand why they're sometimes called the devil wind... it smells rather like hell.

we're about 12 mi from the westernmost parts of the two fires burning locally. one started in the west end of corona, and cinders from that fire caught in yorba linda. a separate fire started in brea, and given the topography out there, they could very well merge.
we won't ever be in actual danger from these fires, ie we're ordered to evacuate... but fuck is it ever nasty here. the house is closed up, and the a/c is coming on about once an hour for about 15 mins.

check out these pics:




the above pics were taken about 12:30. notice the ash gathering in the corner of my bro's back window? notice the palm tree blowing?






the last three were taken about 2:00 pm. notice how much nastier it got in 2 hrs time? and how the area of blue sky has actually gotten bigger? wen'l thinks there's some sort of weird inversion happening. i think he might be right.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad to see you're ok! Kona and I used live in the Granada Hills area of the valley.

txrad

Anonymous said...

armageddon outta here!!!
cool pics joolzie!!
stay safe