Plumas County wildfire prompts smoke advisory for northern Nevada, Carson City region
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 10:05am
UPDATE: The National Weather Service has cancelled the Dense Smoke Advisory for the Greater Reno, Carson City and Carson Valley areas as visibility and air quality have improved across much of the area. Haze will likely remain in the valleys around the Reno metro area through the rest of the day.
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The Walker Fire burning in northern California's Plumas County has prompted the National Weather Service in Reno to issue a dense smoke advisory for portions of northern and western Nevada, through 11 p.m. Sunday.
The advisory is for Lassen and Eastern Plumas counties, Eastern Sierra County, northern Washoe County, the Greater Reno area as well as Carson City and Carson Valley in Douglas County.
As of Sunday morning, the Walker Fire, burning in the Plumas National Forest, is 5 percent contained and 38,049 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Mandatory Evacuation Orders remain in place for residents residing along Hwy 395 from the Thunder Mountain Road (Wales Canyon) to the Laufman Grade (Old Hwy 59), including the communities of Milford and Brockman Canyon.
Antelope Lake to the Plumas county line, the Genesee Valley road corridor, the Ward Creek area, and the Flournoy Bridge area remain under mandatory evacuation orders. An Evacuation Center is set up at Lassen County Fairgrounds, 195 Russell Ave. Susanville.
The dense smoke advisory extends through the Highway 395 corridor from Washoe County into Carson City and Douglas County. Smoke will impact visibility, generally 1-3 miles except for locations from Hallelujah Junction to near Herlong along Highway 395 where visibility may be less than 1/2 mile at times, forecasters say.
The weather service advises that low visibility could create hazardous driving conditions along Highway 395 depending on how active the Walker Fire is burning. Air quality will be severely degraded in areas of dense smoke.
As of Sunday morning, the Walker Fire is 5 percent contained and 38,049 acres. A sustained 18 mile an hour wind impacted fire activity during the evening hours and the fire made a significant run spotting ahead of itself to the east in the Round Mountain area, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Resources were sent to construct fireline ahead of the fire while other crews continued their progress constructing dozer line around the south side of the fire to Ingalls Peak. Resources patrolled and secured the fireline along the southwest edge of the fire and held the fire at the 25N42 road.
Road Closures: Janesville Grade, Genesee Valley road at the Flournoy Bridge, Antelope Lake road from the Flournoy Bridge to Antelope Dam, and beginning at the Flournoy Bridge turnoff, the 111 Beckwourth-Genesee road is closed through the fire area. Hwy 395 will remain open to through traffic.
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