The cottonwood fire near Good springs is growing.
It has now burned over 2,800 acres and is only 5% contained.
THIS IS NEW VIDEO FROM CHOPPER13 OF FIREFIGHTERS--- WORKINGTO PUT OUT THE FLAMES.THE FIRE STARTED MONDAY---AFTER THE MONSOON BROUGHTLIGHTNING INTO THE VALLEY.THERE ARE FLIGHT RESTRICTIONSINFORMATION ON MCCARRAN'SWEBSITE.LETS BRING IN JUSTIN BRUCE - TOGET A BETTER LOOK AT WHERE THISLETS BRING IN JUSTIN BRUCE - TOTOSS TO JUSTINSOUTHWESTST GUSTS UP TO 35 MPHTHIS AFTERNOON HAVE PROMPTEDANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING FORELEVATED FIRE DANGER FROM 11SLIGHT DROP TO HIGHS OF101-103 IS EXPECTEDTHURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.TODAY LOOKS DRY BUT THURSDAYCOULD DELIVER AN ISOLATEDSHOWER OR THUNDERSHOWER AROUNDLAS VEGAS, WITH COVERAGE MORELIKELY TO OUR EAST IN ARIZONAAS WELL AS IN UTAH.LOWS AT NIGHT WILL RANGE FROMTHE UPPER 70S TO THE LOW 80S,WHICH SHOULD MAKE FOR SLIGHTLYCOOLER MORNINGS AND EVENINGS IFYOU'RE TRYING TO COMFORTABLYTHROUGH THE WEEKEND.A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILLDRIVE TEMPERATURES ABOVEAVERAGE FROM MONDAY THROUGHMOST OF NEXT WEEK, WITH HIGHSRANGING FROM 105-110.FEELING UNPREPARED FOR THE
The cottonwood fire is now 30% contained. In the past 24 hours it spread less than 100 acres.
