Smoke From West Coast Wildfires Seen as Far Away as Hawaii and Ohio
Smoke from the ongoing wildfires across the West Coast has traveled across the country and was recently spotted at high altitudes in the skies over Ohio, as well as Hawaii.
On Wednesday, the National Weather Service in Cleveland took to Twitter to show residents how the smoke from the wildfires has traveled across the U.S.
NWS Cleveland was asked by one Twitter user the likelihood that smoke from the West Coast fires reaches Ohio, to which it replied by saying, “It already has and will continue to filter through the skies across the #MidWest, #GreatLakes and #OhioValley region.” . . .
It already has and will continue to filter through the skies across the #Midwest, #GreatLakes and #OhioValley region. The skies today are very hazy and kinda a grayish color. https://t.co/GdpIJccIRl
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) September 9, 2020
We had some questions on social media regarding wildfire #smoke verses low clouds. Image from GOES-16 showing low clouds below 1000 feet coming off #LakeErie near and smoke much higher up at 30,000 feet this afternoon. #OHwx #PAwx #NWS #Cleveland #Ohio #WestCoastFires pic.twitter.com/Pj4iPVvYD5
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) September 9, 2020
High-res #weather forecast model showing the #wildfire #smoke in the atmosphere across the #USA from the #WestCoastFires. You can see how it originates from the #WestCoast and moves like a fluid depending on the winds high aloft.#OHwx #PAwx #NWS #Cleveland #Haze pic.twitter.com/ArVfAxVIVV
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) September 10, 2020
In addition to the smoke moving east to Ohio, it also traveled west and was detected in Honolulu, Hawaii.
If you thought you saw or smelled smoke recently, experimental forecast data suggests that some smoke from California wildfires is near the islands.
More of this data can be seen here: https://t.co/VESF8Y3A3J pic.twitter.com/SJl5aP2COg
— NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) September 9, 2020
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