HUGE fire in Dodge County

[MoreTorque]

Had anyone seen the news yet? There is a tire factory/recycling center in Watertown on fire throwing out some nasty smoke. They said it could burn for a few days.

Almost looks like a small volcano with all the smoke.

[2kgtp]

Just looked outside. It's nasty looking in the sky. Smoke is blowing all the way to Delafield. Interesting to see what it might look like in a few hours. Wish I had my camera.

[WilliamZ]

I was wondering why the sky looked weird in that direction. I was over by Sunset Dr. in Waukesha for lunch.

[animal]

Someone said that they can see it from madison.

[BAD LS1]

I can see it from grafton on hwy 60, looks like a big storm cloud.

[Nix]

I work rite off Bluemound near Spancrete and we could see all the smoke. that fire has to be huge, the news said that people can see it all the way from the state line! :stare

[wikked]

Stepped out on my break and I can see it from frickin downtown Milwacky! :wow
Pure blue skies everywhere else I look.

[twicks69]

I was working in Wisconsin Dells today; could see it clearly from there, and at my office in Waukesha, it is just as visible. My boss lives like 2 or 3 miles away from the fire; West of Watertown off of Hwy 16/19. Smoke can be seen from easily over 100 miles from the point source.

Watertown daily times article:

http://www.wdtimes.com/articles/2005/07/19/news/news1.txt

Other photos:
http://www.themilwaukeechannel.com/news/4741946/detail.html

Here is a quick satellite image website that you can zoom in on the fire; I will try to find a less grainy satellite feed:

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~tomw/wisgifloop.html
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/g8/latest_g8msn.gif

[DirtyMax]

I can totally see it from here in Tosa. You're right.. just looks like one big isolated storm cloud.

[Syclone0044]

Wow!!!! :stare :stare Those satellite pictures are amazing!!

Here, I thought I was going to have a really original story to tell. :rolf I went out for lunch in Brookfield and I looked up and the sky looked so sunny and warm in one direction, but then in another direction dark grey like a major metropolis smog cloud, I noticed right away it didn't seem like a storm cloud. I had no idea!!

[Lash]

I could see it from 27th and Ryan.


It's even worse at my house.

[b4mytm]

Yup,I can see it here in Oak Creek

[Teufelhunden]

I saw it this morning from my yard...I could smell it too. I thought it was just Tommy up in Slinger doing a big smokey burn out. :wooo :thumbsup

[0TransAm0]

eh i can see it from 6mile and hwy 31

[Al]

I can see it here in Cedarburg, saw it from West Bend, and could also see it in Milwaukee.

I kept my eye on it during the day. I was guessing that the cloud was more than 4,000 feet up because the angle I saw it at changed little as I drove 40 miles. The prevailing winds didn't change directions either.

[USMARINE1108]

I can't see it here in Florida..............................but I'll keep you posted!

[RapedApe]

Yeah ... I saw that on my lunch break in Pewaukee! I was like WTF!

[sriddccrocks]

i saw it at tractor loader sales on hwy 164, looked crazy

[85SS/85GN]

i live about 30 minutes north of it, i can see the the exact location where the fire is, it looks like a big black wall

[BAD LS1]

The cloud looked like a light gray tornado to the south west of hartford here earlier tonight at sunset.

[VroomPshhTsi]

Damn, I never had a chance to see it, besides on the news ofcourse. Good to hear no one was hurt.


Am I the only one that thinks Watertown is trying to be like Springfield (from the Simpsons) with the always burning tire fire? :rolf

[MoreTorque]

The cloud looked like a light gray tornado to the south west of hartford here earlier tonight at sunset.

I thought the same thing too when I saw it from the frontage road in front of my apartment.

[Al]

From Grafton, I saw it at sunset. It was pretty cool!

Mabey the rain tomorrow will put it out :goof

[0TransAm0]

is this thing still burning???

[GRNDNL]

is this thing still burning???

Yup

[0TransAm0]

wow i thought for sure the rain would put it out.. thats friggin amazing i bet somebodys getting in trouble for this..did they ever say who or how it started??