🇨🇳 Typhoon Hongxia slams southern China, forcing more than 800,000 people to evacuate.

The storm made landfall in Guangdong Province on the morning of July 26, packing winds of up to 45 m/s (101 mph). Authorities closed schools, suspended parts of the public transport network, and opened temporary shelters. The typhoon is now moving inland, bringing torrential rain and destructive winds.

DEVELOPING: The Pearl Hill Fire - Outside Bridgeport, Washington State.

"At approximately 1:45 PM, we received a 911 call reference a fire near Rd J NE and Rd 28 NE in the Pearl Hill area near Bridgeport.  The fire is being driven to the north/northeast by high winds, and it eventually went 3rd Alarm around 2:25 PM.

The Douglas County Sheriff has issued a Level 2 Fire Evacuation Notice for the area.

The following areas are in a level 2 "Be ready to leave"
Rd 28 NE from Rd J NE to Rd Q NE (Fielder Rd); and every road to the north of this section, to include Rd L NE (Chalk Hills Rd), Rd 30 NE, Rd K NE, Rd M NE, Lone Pine Lake, Judson Lake and Dudley Lake areas. Also included is Brandt's Landing.

Currently, air resources are being utilized, so we ask the public to refrain from impeding rotor and fixed wing operations on the river, and absolutely no public drone use in the area.