This episode will contain wildfires that carried over into November. By the end of November, all fires had operational objectives completed.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS TFX wrote it up.
This episode will contain wildfires that carried over into November. By the end of November, all fires had operational objectives completed.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Ratio Mountain Fire was a lightning start 15 miles NW of Whitehall. The fire started August 18 and burned 2,466 acres by the time operational objectives were completed. Fuels involved were largely snags.
The Sheep Creek Fire was a lightning start 5 miles southwest of Bernice on September 22. Fuels involved were timber with a layer of grass and litter. The fire grew to 778 acres as of the last update. Although operational objectives are only listed as 54% complete, the incident is no longer being updated. Hence this will be the last update for the fire.
The Meridian fire was an undetermined start wildfire that started 40 miles south of Ennis. The primary fuel involved with the fire was timber with a grass and litter understory. The fire grew to 3,900 acres before operational objectives were declared 100% complete in early November.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 2024
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1219256, 1219258, 1219259.