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Wildfire in Central Panhandle Mountains, Idaho

Wildfire August 21, 2022 – August 31, 2022 · Central Panhandle Mountains, Idaho

$800K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Columbus Fire was detected on August 22nd, 2022. It is located approximately 6 miles northeast of Murray, ID, and is within a mile of the Idaho/Montana state line. This fire was likely a holdover lightning start from the same storm that started the Bear Gulch Fire. It has burned 2298 acres.

The wider storm

Suspected lightning started the Columbus Fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1055049. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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