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Kali

(56,050 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:23 PM Aug 2020

is there a fire somewhere near Tucson?

this is looking west towards the Rincons/Catalinas

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is there a fire somewhere near Tucson? (Original Post) Kali Aug 2020 OP

I was going to say, what a great sunset, until I realized it was distorted by smoke? Srkdqltr Aug 2020 #1

Im not sure what it is Kali Aug 2020 #3

Great sunset photo. Srkdqltr Aug 2020 #5

I took a sunset photo much like that eery peek through the smoke & haze in Fort Collins, CO two days hlthe2b Aug 2020 #2

maybe it is Sahara dust Kali Aug 2020 #4

Could be from this fire in the Tortolitas Ptah Aug 2020 #6

I found some kind of incident report for that yesterday Kali Aug 2020 #7

Could be from CA fires. marybourg Sep 2020 #8

we eventually decided that was what it had to be Kali Sep 2020 #9

Srkdqltr

(7,963 posts)

1. I was going to say, what a great sunset, until I realized it was distorted by smoke?

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:27 PM

Aug 2020

I hope all is well there

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Kali

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3. Im not sure what it is

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:40 PM

Aug 2020

could it be the Sahara dust? been hazy all day but I don't smell smoke and I can't find any news of nearby fires

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Srkdqltr

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5. Great sunset photo.

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 10:24 PM

Aug 2020

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hlthe2b

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2. I took a sunset photo much like that eery peek through the smoke & haze in Fort Collins, CO two days

Reply to Kali (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:31 PM

Aug 2020

ago... But,, we have Cameron Pass fire 50 miles to the west, and the enormous western slope fires, Pine Gulch and Grizzley Creek all blowing right towards us.

I may have to pull out the HEPA filtration unit that got me through the horrendous 2012 summer of wildfires blowing directly into Denver

I sure hate to see it. I hope your AZ fires are and remain quite distant from you.

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Kali

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4. maybe it is Sahara dust

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Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:41 PM

Aug 2020

I can't find any news of fires nearby and don't smell smoke. been hazy all day

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Ptah

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6. Could be from this fire in the Tortolitas

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Tue Aug 18, 2020, 05:18 PM

Aug 2020

Westridge Fire Burns 2,000 Acres In Tortolitas

A wildfire is burning southwest through the Tortolita Mountains parallel to Cochie Canyon Trail Road near the Dove Mountain area. The 2,200-acre Westridge Fire ignited on Monday, Aug. 17 and has since spread along the mountainous ridges through the desert brush.

https://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2020/08/18/westridge-fire-burns-2000-acres-in-tortolitas

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