High winds, severe drought, and warm temps led to Colorado's historic wildfire

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The Marshall Fire and Middle Fork Fire, which have forced the evacuations of tens of thousands residents, are considered the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history.

the conditions that led to the Marshall Fire had been building for some time.

"The ingredients for a devastating wildfire have been coming together since last spring. A very wet spring 2021 helped grow the grasses," she tweeted."A very dry summer and fall dried the grasses out and prepared the kindling." Flames engulf homes as the Marshall Fire spreads through a neighborhood in the town of Superior in Boulder County, Colorado on Dec. 30, 2021.

Earlier this week before the wildfires broke out, Bolinger warned of how the warm and dry conditions were trouble and could burn out of control easily with strong winds.The National Weather Service Boulder office July 1 to Dec. 29,"Denver has been the driest on record by over an inch. Snowfall is at record low levels, too."

 

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