[Sparkle-san]

I'm from this area and still live close enough that I can see the smoke. We have been experiencing a drought, seeing temperatures reaching almost 70 in December, and broke the record this year for latest first snow fall. These fires started in the late morning possibly from a downed power line and by the early afternoon had spread rapidly. Hundreds of structures including entire subdivisions have burned to the ground without hours. If you're feeling generous, please consider making a donation at the link below.

https://www.commfound.org/grants/get-grant/Boulder-County-Wi...

[elpakal]

In Florida now but I live in NW Arvada, watching updates in horror, but didn’t they say winds were over 100 mph too? Add that to the cocktail you describe above, and boom.

[JPKab]

I also live in Northwest Arvada and we had 115 mph winds today. My coworkers were hearing my house rattle when I was on a call today.

If your house is close to 93 and 72 you probably have a ton of debris in your yard.

The Chinook winds were the worst I've seen. When I heard there were fires I knew it was going to be bad. But I couldn't imagine that it was going to burn down entire shopping centers.