In Fresno County, three wildfires broke out Monday afternoon after more than 1,000 dry lightning strikes in three hours.
Seven wildfires began Monday and Tuesday across Northern California as warm temperatures and dry lightning strikes combined for dangerous conditions early in the year’s fire season.through Tuesday as a high clouds pass through the area. Influenced by monsoonal moisture from the Southwest desert and remnants from Tropical Storm Alberto making its way up from the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters said they expected atmospheric instability throughout the day.
The Flash Fire was 15% contained and 1,600 acres as of 9:04 a.m. Tuesday. Evacuation warnings were posted in zones K72, K75 and K93. The Muscat fire grew to 105 acres as of 6:45 a.m. Tuesday morning and was 0% contained. The 1-2 Fire in San Joaquin County began Monday evening around 5 p.m., and as of 6:47 a.m. Tuesday morning had spread to 215 acres. The CalFire incident dashboard noted that there was lightning reported in the area where that blaze began; it was 0% contained as of Tuesday morning.
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