wildfires burning in the drought stricken state. janet dean is watching it all live. it looks like the west is on fire with dozens of wildfires here especially for california and the northwest and the temperatures are hot, kons are dry. we re dealing with an a historic drought for parts of california up towards the midwest where they really need to get the rainfall. looking at clear lake california over the next several day, no moisture in the forecast. it s going to remain dry and hot unfortunately. firefighters are really got their work cut out for them. we do have some monsoonal moisture working into the southwest as well as part ofrts the northwest. but that could bring dry lightning, meaning that all of the moisture evaporates before it hits the ground and that could spark more wildfire danger. we have a stationary boundary that s bringing showers and thunderstorms along the gulf
pavovick from accuweather. hey, there. thanks and good morning. while the northeast is dealing with wet weather, out west we could use some liquid. instead here the drought continues to worsen. we re concerned about more extreme wildfire danger with low humidity and major heat. two storm systems coming up for the northeast. the first of which is occurring now, continues into the evening type frame has it heads toward the i-95 corridor cities and another storm system later on this week. t.j. and reena, back to you. thank you so much. we turn to oregon where a historic stadium in eugene has been destroyed by fire. oh, at its most intense, flames shooting twice the height of the ballpark. smoke was visible throughout the city. last night, flames spread quickly because the lumber used to build this 1938 stadium was dry and seasoned and an eyewitness says the fire started in the pressbox about 30 feet from home plate. no word on the cause. there s no other way to describe these new al
could really use some liquid. instead, here the drought continues to worsen. we re concerned about more extreme wildfire danger with low humidity and major heat. two storm systems coming up for the northeast. the first of which is occurring now, continues into the evening timeframe as it heads toward the i-95 corridor cities and another storm system later on this week. t.j. and reena, back to you. thank you so much. we turn to oregon where a historic stadium in eugene has been destroyed by fire. oh, at its most intense, flames shooting twice the height of the ballpark. smoke was visible throughout the city. last night, flames spread quickly because the lumber used to build this 1938 stadium was dry and seasoned and an eyewitness says the fire started in the pressbox about 30 feet from home plate. no word on the cause. there s no other way to describe these new allegations but shocking. this morning we re learning what went on at the new york prison where two inmates escaped. the fb
groups quote might raise questions. you think? maybe. it was an afternoon of cheers and jeers at the mets home own opener. the team going to bat for two nypd officers gunned down. the crowd breaking into cheers for the slain cop s families who were in attendance. when bill deblasio was announced he was met with boos from every direction. unsurprising considering relationship with police since the murders. a stormy start to the day down in the south. to the west wildfire danger and winds to talk about. maria molina is here to talk about it. we are looking at several wind advisories across parts of the rockies due to strong winds that are moving into ahead of a storm system impacting parts of the west. ahead of that you have the elevated fire danger across parts of the northern plains and
expected to worsen unfortunately as we get into the summer drought youth look. wildfire danger going to be a problem across california, we think, and the great basin as well as the southern plains and we re not expecting a lot of moisture in this areas. so that s the bad news. the good news, el niño. you have heard that before. it s a warming of the equatorial pacific that changes weather patterns and in some cases for the good we re expecting a below average hurricane season this year because of el knownow. we see el niño. we see increased wind sheer so the hurricanes don t get a chance to get their act together. the upper level winds tear them apart as the move toward the caribbean and the gulf of mexico. we re expecting a lower than average huck hurricane season. but just takes one bad hurricane to make it awful.