In mid-August, as a largely uneventful tropical storm named Fausto was starting to wind down in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Baja California, a plume of moisture it spun off had metastasized into dry thunderstorms that were rolling across northern California, more than 700 miles away. Recently flattened by a record-setting heat wave, the region was blitzed by a 72-hour “siege” of nearly 11,000 lightning strikes from the storms. Hundreds of wildfires sparked to life. As the fires tore across the parched landscape, some of them grew so large they bled into others, coalescing into one of the largest wildfires in state history the LNU Lightning Complex, which would eventually incinerate more than 360,000 acres across five counties.
By Kathi O Shea December 14, 2020 7:07 am
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BELLINGHAM, Wash. Travelers may encounter delays this week due to construction and maintenance projects.
Monday, Northbound I-5 near Nulle Road will be reduced to one lane overnight and on Tuesday, Southbound I-5 near the Meridian Street onramp will be reduced to one lane from 9pm to 4am.
An annual inspection of the Whatcom Chief may delay or cancel the 1pm round-trip from Lummi Island on Wednesday.
Work on Kellogg Road will continue throughout the week with one lane of traffic open to drivers.
Work on Meridian will continue from 7pm to 7am through the week with lane shifts and single-lane closures as needed.