Wildfire in Kittitas Valley, Washington

Wildfire July 9, 2018 – July 12, 2018 · Kittitas Valley, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Ryegrass Coulee fire burning near Vantage is now 100 percent contained, days after the blaze first broke out late Monday night. The fire burned a total of 1,612 acres. It destroyed one outbuilding and damaged a barn, but no homes were lost. All evacuation orders for the town of Vantage were lifted around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, the 11th.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The wider storm

The Ryegrass Coulee Fire burned in sage brush and light grass near Vantage in eastern Kittitas county Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 763955. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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