Wildfire hotspots could emerge in unusual locations this summer — from the Pacific Northwest to the Great Lakes to New England — according to the latest outlooks from the National Interagency Fire Center.
May on record, according to Dan McEvoy, a climatologist at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nev.
Snowpack also dramatically declined in May; areas that started the month with near or above normal snow water content were severely depleted by early June. Heightened wildfire potential is forecast for parts of the Pacific Northwest into September.The Great Lakes states are the primary area of concern for fire danger in June. The zone ofOver the weekend, a wildfire near Grayling, Mich., burned about 2,400 acres and forced evacuations.
“We’ve had very little rain over the last four weeks,” said Jeff Zoltowski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gaylord, Mich.The region is mostly forested, populated with jack pines that require wildfire or prescribed burns to open their cones and release seeds. “They want to burn … but when it doesn’t rain for weeks on end, that leaves us in a bad spot,” he said.
A red flag warning is in effect until 9 p.m. Tuesday for parts of lower Michigan, with wildfire danger remaining high to extreme “all week long,” the Weather Service said. Record-breaking heat, wind and low humidity led to extreme conditions this past week across the state.has issued a red flag warning. ⁰⁰Be careful out there, no open burning of yard debris and always have water on hand if you have a camp/cooking fire.
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