An advancing, lightning-started grass fire on the Colorado High Plains formed a nearly circular edge for a short time, as the wind stopped between two areas of flow: outflow from the far-forward flank of the supercell that caused it, and inflow into the storm. Shortly above the surface, the smoke plume gently curved from vertical to slightly right-to-left, indicating how shallow the outflow-balancing influence was, and that the flames likely would resume following inflow in a few minutes. It did. Fortunately, unlike Johnny Cash, I did not fall into the “burning ring of fire.” Which reminds me…is there such a thing as a non-burning ring of fire?
2 N Aroya CO (8 Jun 24) Looking E
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