Wednesday, September 5,
2013 – 9:00 a.m.
The
last several days have brought cool, moist and stable conditions to the Druid
Complex in Yellowstone National Park. Most of the 6 widely scattered fires on the
complex, all lightning starts, have benefitted from rains in the afternoon and
evening periods as well as early morning fog. The fires have been so subdued
that little smoke has been showing and visitors have been enjoying clear
visibility with spectacular cloud formations highlighting the park’s classic
landscape and wildlife views.
The
firefighting force has dropped to 35 as conditions continue to improve. Firefighters will work today in the Alder fire
area on Lake Yellowstone’s Promontory Peninsula. That means good news for
late-season campers. They will be clearing three area campgrounds of ‘snags,’
dangerous burned or partially burned trees. When the work is complete the park
will be free to set a date to open them to the public.
Crews
will be removing the portions of the ‘plumbing’ for sprinklers that were
installed earlier when the fire was much more active. On-site inspections will
be made on the Alum Fire near the Mud Volcano area to determine the exact
position of the fire in relation to Highway 89.
The
weather patterns for today are showing scattered showers and lightning storms
tracking from the south/southwest in a northeasterly direction. These storms are moving very quickly and can
produce lots of lighting and possibly hail.
Please
be safe and return to your vehicle or get inside a building when weather moves
in and thunder storms and lightening appear.
If you are caught outdoors, find a low spot away from tall trees and crouch
(do not lie) on the ground, making yourself the smallest target possible.
Additional
information can be found on the web at:
Twitter @YellowstoneNPS
Facebook at YellowstoneNPS
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