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Smith said the reason she suspects such green tomatoes is because of the wildfire smoke.
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Wildfires in Canada are still creating smoke that is drifting down to us today. A high pressure center to our north is allowing that smoke to stream into our region then sink down here to the ground instead of staying thousands of feet above our heads.
Have you noticed the haze in the sky today? Maybe you thought it was just another cloudy day, but the haze is actually caused by smoke from wildfires in Canada.
For years, because of county alcohol laws, it was the closest place for a lot of climbers to buy beer.
The park is located about 60 miles southeast of Lexington, in Slade, Kentucky.
Did you notice a haze in the sky today? Originally an Air Quality Alert was issued for expected higher levels of surface ozone that would be unhealthy for sensitive groups. Thursday morning that Air Quality Alert was updated to include smoke particles in the air, too, which caused that haze you saw.
On Wednesday morning, the smoke spread all the way to Lexington, about 40 miles away.
This morning the sky took on a hazy, almost milky tinge that is turning slightly more orange-looking tonight. Smoke from wildfires in the western United States is causing these strange views in our area, so let's talk about what's happening and how that's possible.
Over the last several weeks, you have probably noticed the sun (or moon) looked a little bit more pink or orange than normal. We've seen some beautiful photos sent into WDRB of that very phenomenon. It's caused by smoke particles in the atmosphere, but today we are going to look at why smoke can do this to the sun.
The National Park Service was notified of the wildfire Friday while working on a prescribed fire, according to park officials.