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FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, file photo, firefighters are lit by a backfire set to prevent the Caldor Fire from spreading near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Thousands of wildfires burn in the U.S. each year, and each one requires firefighters to make quick decisions, often in difficult conditions like high winds and lightning. Crews and managers must determine when to bring in aircraft, what time of day is best to battle flames, whether to evacuate residents and even if certain fires should be extinguished at all. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Lightning brings risk of new wildfires to California

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, file photo, firefighters are lit by a backfire set to prevent the Caldor Fire from spreading near South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Thousands of wildfires burn in the U.S. each year, and each one requires firefighters to make quick decisions, often in difficult conditions like high winds and lightning. Crews and managers must determine when to bring in aircraft, what time of day is best to battle flames, whether to evacuate residents and even if certain fires should be extinguished at all. (AP Photo/Jae C.

September 10, 2021, 8:27am Latest News

Fast-moving thunderstorms with lightning and little rain moved across Northern California early Friday, raising the risk of new wildfires in the drought-stricken region. Read story

Hurricane could hit Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts

September 9, 2021, 8:38am Nation & World

Tropical Storm Olaf was building toward hurricane force Thursday while on a track toward the Los Cabos resorts at the tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. Read story

This GOES- East GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at 10:30 p.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Mindy as it makes landfall on the Florida Panhandle. The storm touched down over St. Vincent Island, about 10 miles (15 km) west southwest of Apalachicola, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Mindy, now a tropical depression, dumps rain over Georgia

This GOES- East GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at 10:30 p.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Mindy as it makes landfall on the Florida Panhandle. The storm touched down over St. Vincent Island, about 10 miles (15 km) west southwest of Apalachicola, according to the National Hurricane Center.

September 9, 2021, 8:19am Nation & World

Rain was pouring down on southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina as Mindy, now a tropical depression, made its way across the state Thursday morning. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Expect dry, warm weather through the weekend

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 9, 2021, 6:08am Clark County News

The low pressure system off the California coast that we discussed did indeed move northward Tuesday night and most of the measurable rain remained off our coast. Vancouver recorded a trace of rain, but that doesn’t count as measurable. Read story

The line at Kaady Car Wash backed up on Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday morning after people awoke to their cars covered in ash from early-morning rainfall.

Ash puzzles Clark County drivers, keeps car washes busy

The line at Kaady Car Wash backed up on Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday morning after people awoke to their cars covered in ash from early-morning rainfall.

September 8, 2021, 4:53pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County residents awoke Wednesday to find their vehicles covered in ash, despite fairly clear skies Tuesday. Read story

Lori Butler wipes her brow as she moves debris she is gutting from her home that was flooded, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.

Ida curfew lifted in New Orleans; 250K students still out

Lori Butler wipes her brow as she moves debris she is gutting from her home that was flooded, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.

September 8, 2021, 12:06pm Nation & World

New Orleans lifted a nightly curfew Wednesday as the city moved closer to regaining full power 10 days after Hurricane Ida, but hundreds of thousands of people outside the city were still without lights and water and more than a quarter of a million children were unable to return to… Read story

A welcome home sign is seen at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Highway 50 near Stateline, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The hotel is being used by firefighters and other first responders working the Caldor Fire.

California fire threat high despite progress near Tahoe

A welcome home sign is seen at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Highway 50 near Stateline, Nev., on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The hotel is being used by firefighters and other first responders working the Caldor Fire.

September 8, 2021, 8:32am Latest News

California could be on track for one of its worst fire seasons ever as hotter, drier conditions across the north raise the threat of new fires or existing ones flaring into dangerous life, officials said. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: A couple of warm days, then a bit cooler for weekend

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 7, 2021, 6:03am Clark County News

Not too bad of a holiday weekend, was it? High temperatures in the 80s and mostly sunny skies, which sometimes are rare on a holiday weekend. But of course, we are still stuck in this dry pattern with no soaking rains on the horizon. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Just a matter of time until jet stream brings us rain

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

September 5, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News

With a southerly flow of air Saturday, ahead of another weak weather system, our skies had some haze and smoke that obscured the beautiful blue skies we enjoy. Read story

Shawn Thornton hugs his wife, Shannon Thornton, next to the rubble of their burned home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Malden, Washington the day after a fast-moving wildfire swept through the tiny town west of Rosalia. Shawn and Shannon weren&#039;t home at the time, but their son Cody was and managed to get their dog and a few belongings before leaving just minutes before the flames swept through.

State land officials urge fire vigilance over Labor Day weekend

Shawn Thornton hugs his wife, Shannon Thornton, next to the rubble of their burned home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Malden, Washington the day after a fast-moving wildfire swept through the tiny town west of Rosalia. Shawn and Shannon weren&#039;t home at the time, but their son Cody was and managed to get their dog and a few belongings before leaving just minutes before the flames swept through.

September 4, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

State lands officials don’t want a repeat of last year’s Labor Day weekend, when more than 500,000 acres burned throughout Washington in less than 36 hours. Read story