Vail area seeing hazy conditions due to smoke from Idaho wildfires
A high-pressure system spinning over the Northwestern United States began bringing smoke into Western Colorado this week.
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A high-pressure system spinning over the Northwestern United States began bringing smoke into Western Colorado this week.
The Ross Fork Fire in Idaho is threatening homes and cabins near Alturas Lake. The wildfire was originally sparked by lightning in mid-August, but conditions has worsened over the weekend.
Sacramento hit 116 degrees Tuesday, the hottest day on record for the state capital.
The Ross Creek Fire in central Idaho grew to 26,020 acres Tuesday night, threatening structures and forcing evacuations in nearby Smiley Creek and Alturas Lake, officials said.
A record-breaking heat wave has baked the West for days -- setting record high temperatures, fueling destructive wildfires and threatening rolling power shutoffs in California -- and it could last even longer due to the effects of a strengthening hurricane along Mexico's Pacific coast.