EvelynSep 4, 2023

Does anyone know what the weather forecast was for this weekend at Burning Man? Was this a freak storm that developed suddenly, or had it been on the 10-day forecast all along?

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Show threadAndrew BartlettSep 3, 2023
@Geewhizpat Do you have a link for the 'State of Emergency' as neither this nor a recent LA times article https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-02/no-access-in-or-out-of-burning-man-after-rain-brings-mud-were-being-put-to-the-test mentions anything other than the road closure in terms of formal legal restrictions. #burningman #burningman2023 #burningmanflood
Burning Man festival-goers told to shelter in place after rain brings mud

Tens of thousands of people at the Burning Man Festival in northwestern Nevada are being told to conserve food, water and fuel and to shelter in place after heavy rain overnight turned the desert to mud.

Los Angeles Times
GeewhizpatSep 3, 2023
There is emergency shelter in place at the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, Nevada. Over 70,000 people along with their vehicles have been trapped in mud and are being urged to conserve water and food while sheltering in place amid a flooding crisis #burningman #burningman2023 #burningmanflood https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/flooding-burning-man-shelter-in-place/?taid=64f3fdc425b3120001daedaa&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
Nevada flooding forces Burning Man attendees to shelter in place

The entrance to Burning Man will be closed for the remainder of the event, which began on Aug. 27 and was scheduled to end on Monday.

CBS Sacramento