Wildfire — Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2020-09-06 to 2020-09-09 · Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

The Swinging Bridge Fire started south of Jackson, Wyoming during the afternoon of September 6th. The fire spread rapidly and threatened three subdivisions in the area that had to be evacuated. Evacuations were lifted the next day as the fire was brought under control. Cooler weather and snow helped extinguish the fire by September 9th. A total of 102 acres was burned in the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 920079. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.