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Wildfire in Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Montana

Wildfire July 9, 2024 – July 26, 2024 · Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains, Montana

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Horse Gulch fire developed the afternoon of July 9 and quickly spread eastward on the 10th and 11th due to windy conditions. As of July 26, the fire was declared 100% contained.

The wider storm

A long stretch of hot and dry conditions transitioned much of the Northern Rockies into fire weather season by mid-July. This episode contains notable fires in the CWA that began early-mid July.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1186692. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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