Wildfire — Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

2020-08-22 to 2020-08-31 · Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Wider weather episode

Very dry weather and lightning activity ignited the Lone Star fire in Yellowstone Park around 3 miles southeast of Yellowstone Park. The fire than spread southeastward and grew to around 1000 acres by August 31st. Please see September Storm Data for the conclusion of this fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 913129. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.