Schultz Fire - Flagstaff, AZ - June 20, 2010

This time lapse sequence of the Schultz Fire was taken from Route 66, southeast of Flagstaff, facing north-northwest. It covers 13 minutes from 2:25 - 2:38 PM. At the time of these photos, the fire was estimated to have consumed 500 acres with winds from the south to southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30 knots. Wildfire convection was strong enough to generate pyrocumulus, some of which can be seen as bright white fringes atop the strongest updrafts. Photos of both the Schultz and Hardy fires can be found here: http://www.perezmedia.net/ceruleanarc/001431.html

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• forest
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• Flagstaff
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• Schultz

[BeltOfVenus]

The South Rim of the Grand Canyon can also be accessed via Hwy 180 along the west side of the San Francisco Peaks, so visitors can use that alternate route while Hwy 89 is shut down.

[BeltOfVenus]

Thanks for the kind thoughts. It seems like everyone here knows one or more families directly affected by the fire and who have had to be evacuated.

[BeltOfVenus]

It was very quick! The satellite view shows the first hint of smoke at 1PM. A half hour later it was raging, and by 4:15, the smoke plume had reached the four-corners.

[stopmotionpro15]

sort of a terrible beautie to it

[Sk8BoardTrucker]

who could have known a month later that this fire would create huge flooding problems from the monsoon....feel really bad for that 12 year old girl and her family

[r3dnax31a001]

@sunsetreptiles if they take the 64 they'll be fine, which is the main road to the grand canyon anyway.

[cprda]

Sure looks like these homeowners could use some Thermo-Gel.

[14wolfay]

i live there im not there right now tho

[allmotorhash]

i got flagstaff at 1 pm fire looked small by 3pm i was in prescott and it looked like a volcano erruption

[softnred]

Thanks for the video--Those of us who love Flag but live in Tucson have been wanting to see some. It makes me sick to my stomach that part of my beloved Flagstaff wilderness burning.