If you are hiking or recreating near NCAR please EVACUATE NOW! @boulderosmp are in the area evacuating hikers and all folks they find. Please RT #NCARfire#boulder
What made the landscape so fire-prone before Thursday's extreme high winds spawned the #MarshallFire? Denver data for Sep 1-Dec 29:
--Avg temp: 52.2F
(2nd warmest in 150 yrs of data)
--Precip: 0.47"
(least in 150 yrs of data)
--Snowfall: 0.3"
(least in 140 yrs of data)