Thunderstorms and erratic winds could complicate the US state's largest fire so far this year.
Hundreds of firefighters in California are battling the largest wildfire to spread in the state so far this year.
At least 2,000 residents as well as trekkers on the Pacific Crest hiking trail have left the area, authorities said. Homes have been destroyed.A red flag warning indicating the threat of dangerous fire conditions is in place, as California suffers from persistent drought conditions. The fire was "intensified and spread by dry fuels, extreme drought conditions, high temperatures, winds and lightning storms", he added.
Meteorologist Brad Schaaf told the New York Times, however, that smoke from the McKinney blaze could lower temperatures, which would then counteract some of the dangerous "thunderstorm ingredients".
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