Wildfire — Eastern Magic Valley, Idaho

2017-07-25 to 2017-07-30 · Eastern Magic Valley, Idaho

Event narrative

Lightning caused the Lagoon fire to begin around 11 pm on July 25th 2 miles west of Shoshone. It burned grass and brush and caused some evacuations in Shoshone and Highway 75 closed for a period as well. The fire grew to 1,412 acres and was fully contained on July 28th and controlled on July 30th. It destroyed a lumberyard and outbuilding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 716811. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.