Montana, 2000

Wildfire in Montana, August 29 to 31, 2000

August 29 to 31, 2000 · NWS TFX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Lewis and Clark

When
August 29, 1:00 PM MST to August 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Lewis and Clark County, 1 mi SW of Wolf Creek
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
47.122, -112.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wolf Creek fire, 389 acres burned, vehicle caused, continued past August 31.

What these are

Wildfire
A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5171016.