Wildfire — Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, Montana

2024-11-01 to 2024-11-04 · Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

The Meridian fire was an undetermined start wildfire that started 40 miles south of Ennis. The primary fuel involved with the fire was timber with a grass and litter understory. The fire grew to 3,900 acres before operational objectives were declared 100% complete in early November.

Wider weather episode

This episode will contain wildfires that carried over into November. By the end of November, all fires had operational objectives completed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.