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Bob CI am currently stuck at my father's home in North County San Diego just west of of Fallbrook. I came down Sunday for a family get together and tried to return yesterday but was turned back by CHP as they closed down I 15. I actually watched the fire jump the freeway waiting to exit and go back the other way. Looked like a war zone.
Woke up this morning and it now looked like a nuclear winter outside. Area completely covered in dense brown smoke with ashes falling from the sky. Surreal feel to it. Turns out the fire moved west overnight and is currently about 15 minutes away. We are now in a mandatory evacuation area. My dad is retired and lives alone, so I will try to get him up to my home in Palm Springs today, if possible. Really dicey down here right now.