Dense Smoke in Moses Lake Area, Washington

Dense Smoke August 20, 2018 – August 21, 2018 · Moses Lake Area, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

An air quality sensor in Moses Lake recorded generally Unhealthy air quality with a brief peak into the Very Unhealthy range from August 20th through the 21st as smoke from regional wildfires blew into the region.

The wider storm

During the month of August numerous large wildfires in north Idaho, northeast Washington, Montana and British Columbia contributed to periods of Unhealthy and occasionally Hazardous air quality conditions in the Columbia Basin of Eastern Washington. The period from August 13th through August 28th was especially smoky with numerous Air Quality Advisories issued by local, state and tribal authorities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 777529. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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