Wildfire in Okanogan Valley, Washington

Wildfire August 9, 2020 – August 15, 2020 · Okanogan Valley, Washington

What the National Weather Service wrote

The cost of firefighting resources to contain the blaze was calculated at 2.6 million dollars.

The wider storm

The Lower Coyote Creek Fire began on August 9th, 2 miles to the southwest of Nespelem, due to an unknown cause. The wildfire burned directly west of the Greenhouse Fire from late July along the Columbia River. The fire burned 2,582 acres of grass and timber, with numerous road closures, but no known structures lost. The wildfire was fully contained on August 15.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 916311. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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