Wildfire — Lower Garfield & Asotin, Washington

2016-08-02 to 2016-08-07 · Lower Garfield & Asotin, Washington

Event narrative

Costs associated with suppression/mitigation of the Snake River fire were noted to be 1.6 million dollars.

Wider weather episode

The fire started on August 2 at 12:50pm and quickly grew due to high winds and dry conditions. It started in Garfield County, across from Granite Point, on the Snake River. The fire jumped the river to Whitman County at about 4:30pm. The fire was fought on both sides of the river; Garfield county to the south, and Whitman county to the north. The fire was approximately 10 miles northeast of Pomeroy, WA, 10 miles directly south of Pullman, and 24 miles west of Clarkston. The Snake River Fire burned 11,453 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 655826. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.