Fire activity holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires; Severe storms flood the Chicago area
National fire activity holds at Preparedness Level 5 with 94 uncontained large fires and more than 30,000 personnel committed, led by extreme fire growth in Oregon and Washington. Utah’s Rocky Canyon Fire forces evacuations in Morgan and Summit counties, the Bug Fire prompts evacuations on the Nevada and California line, and Sunday storms flood the Chicago area with ground stops at O’Hare and Midway. Extreme Heat Warnings cover the Desert Southwest and the St. Louis region, Williamson County, Tennessee responds to flash flood evacuations, and the National Hurricane Center watches three low…
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