Apocalyptic Videos Emerge from Boulder Fire: ‘I Don’t Know if My Home is Still There’

Colby HallDec 31st, 2021, 10:32 am

Boulder Fires

Stunning videos have emerged from the fires that have ravaged neighborhoods in Boulder County, Colorado Thursday.

High winds, some reportedly reaching up to 110 miles-per-hour, fueled multiple grass fires across Boulder County on Thursday, resulting in the Boulder Emergency Operations Center ordering residents to evacuate at first sight of flames.

Boulder, Colorado, which is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, is known for high winds and a dry climate in the fall and winter – a dangerous combination for wildfires. Authorities ordered mandatory evacuations, including for the cities of Superior and Louisville, which are southeast of Boulder.

Apocalyptic views of the #MarshallFire in Louisville, Colorado. Mind boggling what has happened today. #COwx pic.twitter.com/D4RRdhMXGU

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) December 31, 2021

https://twitter.com/WildFlowerSeed_/status/1476732516581224476?s=20

My son just landed in Denver and is driving to his hotel in Boulder.
Apparently, Boulder is on fire.#BoulderFire #Boulder pic.twitter.com/24bvCtI7wj

— Robin Bright (@RobinMBright) December 30, 2021

Camera outside my home off S.Boulder Rd just West of Davidson Mesa. I don’t know if my home is still there.#boulderfire pic.twitter.com/G2zYfADtBz

— Wendy (@wendybco) December 30, 2021

Time lapse of the South Boulder fire. @DenverChannel @CBSDenver @9NEWS pic.twitter.com/ckDItibPPp

— Chris Holder (@chrislholder) December 30, 2021

Genuinely hard to believe this is happening in late December in Boulder, CO. But take a record warm & dry fall, only 1 inch of snow so far this season, & add an extreme (100mph+) downslope windstorm…and extremely fast moving/dangerous fires are the result. #COwx #MarshallFire pic.twitter.com/rd7L3JOFI8

— Dr. Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) December 30, 2021

https://twitter.com/SoFarFletched/status/1476664863980077057?s=20

Tags: Boulder Fire

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