THINGS
THINGS UP
THINGS UP A LITTLE ALREADY AND FUELED THE HOT SPOTS AROUND
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. EVEN IN THE COOL PRESCRIPTION
PAINKILLERS OVERNIGHT, HOT
SPOTS FLAIR.
SPOTS FLAIR. FIRE CREWS WORKED THROUGH THE
NIGHT TO CONTROL THEM.
AS DAYLIGHT CAME, THE WIND
BEGAN PICKING UP AND AS
EXPECTED THE FLAMES GOT BIGGER.
THE SOUTH VALLEY FIRE BURNING
SOUTHEAST OF DUFUR HAS FORCED
EVACUATIONS AND ALREADY BURNED
SEVERAL STRUCTURES.
SEVERAL STRUCTURES. SKY 8 CAUGHT SOME OF THE
DEVASTATION FROM THE AIR.
>> WE JUST GOT THE CALL WE HAD
TO GET THE HORSES OUT OF THERE.
WE RAN AS FAST AS WE COULD,
GOT THE HORSES AND GOT THEM
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. WE
OUT. WE COULD SEE IT COMING DOWN THE
RIDGE AND UP OUR PROPERTY.
>> Reporter: THIS FAMILY HAD TO
MOVE FAST YESTERDAY.
>> WALKING UP THE DRIVEWAY OF
OUR PROPERTY AND ALL OF THAT IS
ON THE FIRE SIDE.
>> Reporter: THE MISSION TO GET
THE FOUR HORSES OFF THE TY
VALLEY PROPERTY AND OUT OF
HARM'S AWAY.
HARM'S AWAY. >> IT IS MOVING FAST.
>> Reporter: THE HORSES ARE
SAFE AT THE TY VALLEY
FAIRGROUNDS BUT THEY ARE ALSO
THANKFUL FOR SOMETHING ELSE,
IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A
NEW HOME ON THE SAME PROPERTY
THAT IS BURNING.
>> THANK GOD WE DEPENDANT BUILT
YET.
YET.
YET. >>
YET. >> Reporter: HER HUSBAND IS A
FIREFIGHTER --
FIREFIGHTER -- >> THANK GOD WE HADN'T BUILT
YET.
YET.
YET. >>
YET. >> Reporter: AND HER HUSBAND IS
A FIREFIGHTER, ADDING TO THE
HOPE THAT MORE BOOTS ON THE
GROUND WILL HELP KEEP THE FIRE
FROM GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.
OUT HERE LIVE THERE ARE PLENTY
OF RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE THAT
NEED HELP.
NEED HELP. NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS,
PROVIDING SAFE PLACES FOR
ANIMALS AND PETS.
A RED CROSS SHELTER HAS BEEN
SET UP AT THE DALLES MIDDLE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. IN THESE TYPES OF CONDITIONS
WHERE IT IS DRY, WARM AND
WINDY, IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO
KEEP TABS ON EVACUATION ORDERS.
WRENN, LEVEL 3 MINUTES GO NOW.
LEVEL 2 MEANS GET SET TO GO.
AND, OF COURSE, WE HAVE ALL
THE UPDATED INFORMATION ON OUR
WEBSITE AT KGW.COM.
BACK TO YOU.
>> CHRISTINE, ALL GOOD
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>> RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO BRING
IN METEOROLOGIST CHRIS
MCGINNESS TO TALK MORE ABOUT
THE WEATHER ON THE FIRE LINES.
CHRIS, BEFORE YOU START, I
CAN TELL YOU WE JUST RECEIVED
WORD WHILE CHRISTINE WAS
TALKING THAT THIS FIRE IS NOW
UP TO 20,000-ACRES.
IT HAS TO BE A LOT BECAUSE OF
THE WIND.
THE WIND.
THE WIND. >> THE WIND IS NOT HELPING
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. OF COURSE, THE BUSH JUST
CATCHES AND GOES AND THE WINDS
ARE A FACTOR TODAY.
THIS IS A BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY
IN THE DALLES, SUSTAINED WINDS
AT 18 MILES PER HOUR.
IT IS NOT AS HOT AS IT HAS
BEEN.
BEEN.
BEEN. THAT HELPS A LITTLE BIT.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS A
SMIDGE HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE
BEEN BUT THE WIND IS THE
DRIVING FACTOR TODAY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE HAVE A RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR
THE EAST GORGE, EVERYWHERE IN
THIS BRIGHT MAGENTA COLOR
TONIGHT TO 11:00.
I WANTED TO GO BACK AND SHOW
YOU THE VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY.
IMAGERY.
IMAGERY. LOOK AT THAT SMOKE PLUME RIGHT
THERE AT 3:00 OR 4:00 IN THE
AFTERNOON EXPLODING SOUTH OF
THE DALLES AND THE WINDS OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST.
THE WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS IS A LOOK AT THE FUTURE-
CAST.
CAST.
CAST. FORECAST WINDS REMAIN IN THE 20
TO 25-MILE PER HOUR RANGE WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THEY SHOULD SUBSIDE A BIT LATE
TONIGHT AND WE ARE PROBABLY
BACK IN A WINDY FORECAST AGAIN
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. THE GOOD NEWS, IF THERE IS
SOME, IS THAT THE TEMPERATURES
WON'T BE THAT HIGH.
THE THINGS DRIVING THE WIND IN
THE GORGE RIGHT NOW IS THE
CLOUD COVER AND THE COOLER AIR
MASS THAT HAS HIT THE COAST AND
HIT THE ROSE CITY RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE NOON
HOUR OVER DOWNTOWN.
IT IS CLOUDY FROM AROUSERS SKY
CAMERA.
CAMERA.
CAMERA. LIGHT WINDS -- FROM OUR WELLS
FARGO SKY CAMERA.
LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN
THE 60s.
THE 60s.
THE 60s. WE ARE ENJOYING A NICE BREAK
FROM