The Fletcher Fire exhibited extreme fire behavior
between 3:27 and 4:10
PM on July 16, 2007, a period of 43 minutes! Thanks to Kellie
Carlsen, ODF, and Don Smith, Retired ODF Unit Forester
for capturing these images and sharing them. Kellie reported that the IMT Fire Behavior Analyst and Meteorologist estimated the winds to be Category 2 on the Fujita Scale, based on the evidence on the ground. That would be a "Significant Tornado" with wind speeds from 113 - 157
mph.
The fire
behavior description page has a link to a short 40 sec video of the
damage. |
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