Elkhorn Electrical Storm 9/17/22

[Wandering Sagebrush]

We just had a severe electrical storm roll across the Elkhorn Mts, with numerous strikes to ground. We could see a small fire start, then disappear in the Marble Pass area. This has the potential to be ugly. Picture credit to my daughter, Kate Stoller.

 

[craig333]

If its the same as Norcal, about ten the lookouts will start calling in smoke reports. I never have figured out how to photograph lightning.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

She also caught a strike on the ridge that caused a brief fire about 30 seconds later. After a minute or so we could no longer se the glow. The video is in my gallery.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Nice shot of the lightning.
Frank

 

[ski3pin]

Ma Nature throwing electricity around! Nice shot. I checked firemappers and saw no new fires in the Elkhorns.

 

[pvstoy]

WOW! Always enjoying seeing (and respecting) lighting. Captured well!

Ski there was a 3 acre fire in Lundy Canyon this morning. Hope it is out!

 

[teledork]

WOW! Always enjoying seeing (and respecting) lighting. Captured well!

Ski there was a 3 acre fire in Lundy Canyon this morning. Hope it is out!

I can't find any news on that fire.

 

[ski3pin]

I can't find any news on that fire.

Same here. I'll hope that is good news!

 

[teledork]

Same here. I'll hope that is good news!

well, I did find a press release from the Sheriff's office but it had no date on it and the next item on the search page was a fire from 2013

 

[pvstoy]

Well we were not crazy and we did see what looked like a fire around Mono lake by looking at AirNow on Sept 18, 22. I think that my gal did search and was looking at your same results.

BUT...

Attached is the Archive from September 18 that shows to what looks like a fire plume. Might it have been that the smoke was so bad from the mosquito fire that it could have traveled south and settled into the area?
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