Rob Clark, a Cal Fire fire behavior analyst, warned crews that the gusty winds - and the prospect of lightning on the outskirts of the fire zone - could increase spotting up to three-quarters of a mile in front of the fire and put more trees at risk of falling. The 4,500 firefighters fighting the Caldor Fire in El Dorado, Alpine and Amador counties prepared for the shifting weather to usher in stormy conditions from the southwest toward the northeast, where crews have been largely successful so far in protecting the densely populated Lake Tahoe area.
Friday from the Sacramento area all the way to north of Redding. Friday for the North and East Bay regions and until 11 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag warning in anticipation of intense winds and the threat of rain-free lightning. QUINCY – With a fresh round of dry lightning strikes and high, gusty winds expected to sweep across Northern California starting Thursday night, fire crews braced for increased fire danger that could both worsen conditions for the Dixie and Caldor firefights and potentially spark new blazes. Dixie Fire spurs new evacuation orders as crews brace for shift in weather
