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Eventdex · Wildfire

MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY

187384

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event_typeDense Smoke
ncei_event_id187,384
episode_id31,932
begin_utc2009-08-01T09:01:00+00:00
end_utc2009-08-08T20:00:00+00:00
stateALASKA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameMIDDLE TANANA VALLEY
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourceASOS
episode_narrativeDense smoke was widespread in Fairbanks and North Pole on the morning of August 8, 2009, and the visibility was one quarter mile or less at the Fairbanks International Airport. Locally the visibility was reduced to only a couple hundred yards. The dense smoke was due to several large wildfires that were burning across interior Alaska. Although the smoke was dense on the morning of the 8th, areas of smoke reduced the visibility to one mile or less at times from August 1-7, 2009. The thick smoke brought air traffic in and out of Fairbanks to a standstill on August 5th, when most of the 30 plus flights that were scheduled to arrive or depart from Fairbanks International Airport were either cancelled or indefinitely delayed. The smoke resulted in very poor air quality, and at times, the air quality was above the hazardous level. The combination of a strong frontal passage and rain finally cleared out the smoke on the morning of the 9th. Several sports activities were cancelled during this time including a Senior Games tennis tournament and the High School Football Jamboree.
year2,009

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