Photos from the fires burning in Napa County
Associated Press photographer Noah Berger spent Tuesday evening in the hills east of Napa as fire exploded across the region, capturing terrifying pictures of the destruction and the efforts to slow the flames.
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Flames consume a cabin at the Nichelini Family Winery in unincorporated Napa County as the Hennessey Fire burns on Tuesday, Aug. 18. A winery family member said they had spent 10 hours Monday rebuilding the cabin's foundation. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A flag flies as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires crest a ridge over Turtle Rock bar and cafe Tuesday in Napa County. The blaze went on to destroy multiple homes near Lake Berryessa. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of blazes sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn in unincorporated Napa County on Tuesday. The blaze went on to destroy multiple homes near Lake Berryessa. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A mobile home and car burn at Spanish Flat Mobile Villa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through unincorporated Napa County on Tuesday. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A home burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Horses stand in an enclosure as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in unincorporated Napa County Tuesday. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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An air tanker drops retardant as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in unincorporated Napa County Tuesday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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The LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat community in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires lick above a fire truck in unincorporated Napa County on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Seen in a long exposure photograph, embers burn along a hillside above Lake Berryessa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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An outbuilding burns as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through the Spanish Flat area of unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Seen in a long exposure photograph, embers burn along a hillside as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A plume rises over a vineyard in unincorporated Napa County as the Hennessey Fire burns on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of blazes sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Jerry Kuny makes a phone call as flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires approach, Tuesday in Napa County. The blaze went on to destroy multiple homes near Lake Berryessa. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A vehicle drives along Knoxville Road, with flames from the LNU Lightning Complex in the background Tuesday in Napa County. The blaze went on to destroy multiple homes near Lake Berryessa. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
The Hennessey Fire has reached the Nichelini property. Whether it reaches the winery itself will depend on wind, weather and mitigation efforts.
Six wildfires in Napa County grew by 13,200 acres overnight, Cal Fire reported.
Power outages affected a broad swath of the Napa Valley on Tuesday evening as the battle continued against lightning-triggered wildfires.
The Hennessey Fire picked up speed Tuesday afternoon, threatening new residential communities.
Cal Fire said the fire was 0% contained as of mid-Monday afternoon.
Napa County is facing one of its driest rainfall seasons on record.
Some people camped in the church parking lot as a safe place to stay after fleeing their homes.
The cause: years-long federal and state bureaucratic delays.
Displaced fire evacuees — living in RVs at the Napa Valley Expo — have until Feb. 8 to find long-term housing elsewhere because of the Expo's contractual obligations in 2021.
The 2020 Napa Valley grape harvest, marred by crop loss, rebalanced an oversupplied market, according to Silicon Valley Bank's state of the industry report.
Napa Valley's wine producers say it could take years to fully recover from and repair damage done by 2020. Still, with springtime arriving, they're proceeding cautiously ahead.