California Wildfire Forces Residents to Flee Amid Heat Wave | EWTN News Nightly

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In California, a wildfire has forced hundreds of residents to flee amid a heat wave of triple digit temperatures. The fire burned so hot on Saturday that it created its own thunderstorm-like weather system bringing gusty winds and lightning strikes. San Bernardino County officials declared an emergency issuing mandatory evacuation orders. State officials say 3 firefighters have been injured and more than 35,000 structures were threatened. Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University, Jon Nese, joins to give us an update on the wildfire and where things stand right now. There has been no word yet on what caused the fire, but we do know that high temperatures enabled the blaze to increase. Nese discusses what needs to happen now weather-wise to help get it under control. Nese explains what pyrocumulonimbus is as the heat and smoke from the fire helped to create this phenomenon. He fills us in on what the weather conditions are looking like over the next few days and how it could impact fire fighting efforts. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf