Weather

The rapid advance of the Lost Horse Creek Fire has prompted an evacuation notice for a neighborhood north of Fairbanks.

There were over 30,000 lightning strikes in Alaska from Monday through Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service says rain showers are helping clear the smoke that’s been drifting in from large wildfires in Canada.

The smoke alert shows the air quality level for the entire panhandle — from Skagway to Ketchikan — dropped from “good” to “moderate.” It could even fall to “unhealthy” before the weekend.

A few of the fires are right behind the Coastal Mountain Range — just due east of the Alaska panhandle. 

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