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Dramatic photos capture orange, hazy skies seen all across San Francisco Bay Area

Wednesday, September 9, 2020
All across the San Francisco Bay Area, residents woke up to dark, orange skies. Here's a look at some of the most dramatic images.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- All across the San Francisco Bay Area, residents woke up to dark, orange skies.

LIVE VIDEO: ABC7 News cameras show apocalyptic orange skies across Bay Area

With the August Complex Fire near the Mendocino National Forest, the Bear Fire near Chico and the other wildfires burning all across Northern California, Meteorologist Mike Nicco says high winds are blowing ash and a marine layer is protecting us from the actual smoke.
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"The Bear Fire exploded overnight and it's pumping lots more ash into the air, so we have ash raining into our clean air this morning," says Nicco.

San Francisco City Hall is shrouded in smoke from multiple wildfires burning in the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges of Northern California, Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020.none
Looking up Columbus Ave. the Transamerica Pyramid and Salesforce Tower are covered with smoke from wildfires late Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.none
Under darkened skies from wildfire smoke, people eat at a Fisherman's Wharf seafood stand Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.none
Under darkened skies from wildfire smoke, a man crosses Hyde Street with Alcatraz Island and Fisherman's Wharf in the background Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.none
People stop at Fort Point to take morning pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge covered in smoke from wildfires Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in San Francisco.none
This image shows San Francisco's Oracle Park shining brightly through the orange sky on Sept. 9, 2020.none
DRONE VIEW 7 captured the apocalyptic skies in San Francisco's Embarcadero around 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
DRONE VIEW 7 captured the apocalyptic skies in San Francisco's Embarcadero around 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
DRONE VIEW 7 captured the apocalyptic skies in San Francisco's Embarcadero around 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
DRONE VIEW 7 captured the apocalyptic skies in San Francisco's Embarcadero around 10 a.m. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
Golden Gate Bridge could barely be seen by the orange haze in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020.none
Bright orange skies were seen above Mt. Diablo in Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020.none
Orange, hazy skies at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020.none
Alcatraz in the distance in San Francisco, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020.none
Orange tinted skies seen in Napa, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange sky seen in San Rafael, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020none
The orange sky seen in Redwood Shores, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange sky seen in Redwood Shores, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange, hazy sky seen above KGO-TV in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020none
The orange, hazy sky in Vallejo, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
Orange sky seen in San Mateo, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020none
The orange sky seen in Redwood Shores, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange, hazy sky in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange, hazy sky in San Francisco Oakland, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange, hazy sky in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange, hazy sky in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.

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The orange, hazy sky in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
The orange, hazy sky in San Francisco, Calif. on Sept. 9, 2020.none
This image shows the orange haze from San Francisco's Alamo Square on Sept. 9, 2020.none


Here's a compilation of photos of the eerie sky from San Francisco, Oakland, San Rafael, Richmond and San Mateo.









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