Wildfire — Central Panhandle Mountains, Idaho
2022-08-14 to 2022-08-31 · Central Panhandle Mountains, Idaho
$200K
Property damage
Event narrative
The Blackburn Fire is located just north of the Heller Creek Campground near the headwaters of the St. Joe River. It was discovered on August 14. Several other fires were detected the same weekend, all from a single lightning storm days before. It has burned 360 acres of timber.
Wider weather episode
The Blackburn fire was started from suspected lightning and discovered on August 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1055060. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.