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calimary

(80,694 posts)
26. Oh man...
Thu Dec 30, 2021, 08:32 PM
Dec 2021

Frightening.

Stay safe everybody! And if evacuations MIGHT be coming, do yours sooner than later!

100 mph winds. I just came from US 36 and I-25. Denver Health (Hospital)is already seeing injuries hlthe2b Dec 2021 #1
Holy crap leftstreet Dec 2021 #3
omg.. CAlif level fires Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #41
Hope everyone adheres to the evacuation orders and gets out safely. LoisB Dec 2021 #2
Perfectly normal. Nothing to see, move along NickB79 Dec 2021 #4
...and keep buying that fossil fuel... orwell Dec 2021 #20
I will. Not because of Texas, but because it's rather hard to heat or cool my home without doing so. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #33
yeah right, and why do anything? why even try? al gore flies in planes! bullshit certainot Dec 2021 #38
Very sorry to hear that! electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #42
Just to be clear, are you arguing that I shouldn't fly anywhere, heat and cool my home, Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #46
I don't fly anywhere... orwell Dec 2021 #47
I do. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #48
In California... orwell Dec 2021 #49
Given that I'm in an apartment, I cannot control the source of my electricity. Dial H For Hero Dec 2021 #51
We lost a house... orwell Dec 2021 #52
I'm sure there are some apartments in this area which have rooftop solar, but that wasn't Dial H For Hero Jan 2022 #54
A friend who lives north of Boulder just called me about this Leghorn21 Dec 2021 #5
Yes. There are some horrific videos, maps and still photos on that twitter feed. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #8
Great Post Diablo del sol Dec 2021 #12
Welcome to DU, Diablo del sol! calimary Dec 2021 #25
Very helpful list jmbar2 Dec 2021 #31
I was in Fort Collins during the major wildfires of a few years back and felt Horsetooth Reservoir hlthe2b Dec 2021 #44
can't possibly happen to me... my cousin just lost his house in this fire certainot Dec 2021 #40
Those poor people trying to find their dogs that were at the kennel :( likesmountains 52 Dec 2021 #13
39of 40 of the dogs have been found as of 11 PM. gldstwmn Dec 2021 #39
yea! likesmountains 52 Dec 2021 #45
My Daughter is in Boulder leftieNanner Dec 2021 #19
Record high temps in Alaska yesterday central scrutinizer Dec 2021 #6
This is one town over from me... Ohio Joe Dec 2021 #7
If the winds are blowing your way, I wouldn't wait. MerryBlooms Dec 2021 #10
Coverage is noting change of smoke color from gray to black, madamesilverspurs Dec 2021 #9
Stay safe everyone. Raftergirl Dec 2021 #11
I lived in Loveland Co in the 80's. Yes there were brush fires every year. JanMichael Dec 2021 #50
I wish we could send some of our rain out west IronLionZion Dec 2021 #14
SoCal has had exceptional rainfall over the past two weeks. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2021 #27
It must have been quite an ordeal to evcuate Avista Hopital and get all those patients likesmountains 52 Dec 2021 #15
K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #16
My brother is nearby caraher Dec 2021 #17
I'm in Boulder city. Rizen Dec 2021 #18
shite. thanks for the heads up certainot Dec 2021 #21
Electricity is off and people can not figure how to open their garage doors to escape. randr Dec 2021 #22
Seriously? How do you not know how to manually open a garage door? NickB79 Dec 2021 #28
You always use you remote randr Dec 2021 #34
Another good point Diablo del sol Dec 2021 #36
Boulder is one of my favorite cities in all of North America. NNadir Dec 2021 #23
600 homes burned already, entire subdivisions wiped out. uncle ray Dec 2021 #24
Oh man... calimary Dec 2021 #26
The weather is calling for the winds to die down and snow. NNadir Dec 2021 #29
Too late to look up as one needs to look where they are fleeing and what they are running from Kaleva Dec 2021 #30
Been so, so dry on the Front range this fall-- Wingus Dingus Dec 2021 #32
7wo7rees brother and family have home in Superior. UPDATE. 7wo7rees Dec 2021 #35
Frightening. What the F'n HELL is wrong with those talking heads in the first link niyad Dec 2021 #37
I hope for the best possible outcomes now, and later for you all in those areas... electric_blue68 Dec 2021 #43
So Sorry, Boulder, Colorado! Cha Dec 2021 #53
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