Wildfire — Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

2018-08-01 to 2018-08-08 · Eastern Columbia River Gorge, Washington

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

This fire start around milepost 90 of Washington highway 14 in Klickitat county. The fire burned east along the Columbia River and the highway due to gusty west winds. The fire consumed 14,500 acres of mostly grass and some sagebrush. Cause is under investigation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 763976. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.