Lightning started a large range fire near Mule Dry Creek, which is in Yakima County. This wildfire burned along a broad front to the south of Mabton and Prosser, consuming 77,000 acres of scrubland, forest and agricultural land in both Yakima and Klickitat Counties.
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The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
Lightning started a large range fire near Mule Dry Creek, which is in Yakima County. This wildfire burned along a broad front to the south of Mabton and Prosser, consuming 77,000 acres of scrubland, forest and agricultural land in both Yakima and Klickitat Counties. 16 outbuildings were destroyed, including several vehicles and combines.
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 169 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:30 UTC.
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
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