Firefighters spent the night with the Jack Wright Pass fire, which held at 25 acres after a downpour slowed it last night. Lightning started the fire at about 2:45 p.m. Monday afternoon. According to the Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch, there were some interior flare-ups in the fire, but that a line is being reinforced. More than 100 firefighters, including four hand crews responded to the blaze located near the Douglas-Lyon county line. A strike team of fire engines is patrolling Upper Colony Road in Smith Valley as a precaution. As of 9:30 p.m., the fire was not expected to threaten structures. The Topaz fire which started at about 3:15 p.m. Monday is under control. Another fire, located at Mill Canyon near Coleville was limited to a single tree.
There's a chance for a repeat of the weather that started fires today through Thursday with predictions calling for isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures are supposed to cool off as well, but they've been running hotter than predicted. The high today is supposed to hit 89 with thunderstorms developing after 11 a.m.
Firefighters on patrol on the fires got to witness a little celestial weather as the full moon passed into the earth's shadow for a total eclipse last night. The eclipse started at about 1:51 a.m. The show ended about an hour ago, but the moon was well behind the mountains by that time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbqfuTQQuS0
