Wildfire — Northern Big Horn, Montana

2021-08-01 to 2021-08-12 · Northern Big Horn, Montana

Event narrative

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Wider weather episode

The wildfire was first reported on Tuesday, July 27 at 1:30 PM. It was then called Poverty Flats, named after the area ten miles north of Hardin where it originated from a burning coal seam. Due to a north wind from a cold front, the fire ran 16 miles south July 28 and 29. About 1:30 am July 29, the fire jumped the Sarpy Road (Highway 384) and entered the Crow Indian Reservation. The fire jumped the Little Big Horn River and threatened local homes. The fire burned 66,134 acres in grass and sage brush, and the final active areas were primarily in cottonwood trees along the river. For more detailed information, please see the latest GACC (Geographic Area Coordination Center) Detailed Situation Report.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 978928. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.