The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 922479
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES
922479
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 922,479 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 153,195 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2020-09-07T08:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2020-09-15T08:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WASHINGTON |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Department of Highways |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Around Labor Day and through the first full week of September, an anomalous upper level ridge set up over the Northwest US, with a thermal trough developing along the Pacific Northwest Coast with high pressure east of the Cascades at the surface. This setup was responsible for the development of strong easterly winds and high wildfire/fire spread threat. The generation of numerous wildfires then led to a prolonged period of poor air quality. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Anomalous upper level high pressure over the Northwest US combined with surface low pressure along the WA Coast and high pressure east of the WA Cascades led to favorable wildfire conditions. Strong easterly winds through the Cascade gaps led to the development of a wildfire around Enumclaw on September 8. The wildfire burned 132 acres and caused the closure of SR 410 for several weeks from Enumclaw to Greenwater WA as crews had to remove trees to continue firefighting operations. After the containment, crews had to conduct rock scaling and begin guardrail repair. |
| Yearyear | 2,020 |
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