Snowstorm Fire
The Snowstorm Fire was reported on August 1, 2025 in Elko County, Nevada and burned 22,256 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 22,256 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM PDT, 22,317 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 41.385, -116.844.
The incident
- Size
- 22,256 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles N from Midas, NV
- County
- Elko County
- State
- Nevada
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-NVEKD-010264
- IRWIN identifier
- BE9E5577-C1F1-46F7-9CA2-15F686AAE76B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 2, 2025 (15,075 acres) to August 3, 2025 (22,317 acres). The largest one-day growth was 7,242 acres, mapped August 3, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 2, 2025 | 15,075 | |
| August 3, 2025 | 22,317 | +7,242 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battle Mountain, NV covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-NVEKD-010264.