Wildfire — Lower Garfield & Asotin, Washington

2011-08-28 to 2011-08-31 · Lower Garfield & Asotin, Washington

Wider weather episode

The Bell Plain Complex, located four miles northeast of Pomeroy, consisted of seven fires ignited by lightning on the evening of August 29th. The fires burned 4002 acres of grassland along with some grain fields. The fires burned close to some homes forcing temporary evacuations. One spark landed on the roof of one house but it was quickly extinguished before any damage occurred.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 343771. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.