The downpours did help firefighters battle Northern California's McKinney Fire. But hot, dry and windy weather could hamper continuing efforts, and California is primed for continuing intense wildfire activity. CaliforniaWildFires McKinneyFire
Northern California's McKinney Fire blazes out of control on the night of Monday, Aug. 1. Just a day after it ignited on July 29th, California's McKinney Fire exploded in intensity, burning so hot that it exceeded a satellite sensor's ability to measure it while lofting multiple fire clouds high into the atmosphere.
On the night of Aug. 2, 2022, a rampaging flow of water, mud and debris took out a bridge near California's McKinney Fire, injuring a man traveling in this truck. He was helping to battle the blaze. A toggle between imagery from the VIIRS instrument aboard the NOAA-20 satellite reveals the bright nighttime glow and hot infrared signature of active fires around the perimeter of the McKinney Fire during the overnight hours of July 31, 2022.
A false color satellite image reveals smoke and the heat signature from the McKinney Fire on Saturday, July 30, 2022.