The fires in California have received most of the attention but Montana is also burning. And in Glacier National Park yesterday, the temperature recorded its hottest temperature in history: 100 degrees. Meanwhile a wildfire in the park has forced vacationers to evacuate.
Evacuation order for Howe Ridge Fire has been expanded to include Lake McDonald Lodge. https://t.co/0Ipc1NTJ5b
— NBC Montana (@NBCMontana) August 13, 2018
Fire in @GlacierNPS shortly before ordered evacuation of Lake McDonald Lodge. #Montana #wildfire #glaciernationalpark pic.twitter.com/4BLMxpiVyp
— Kelsey Dayton (@Kelsey_Dayton) August 13, 2018
The fires were started by lightening and spread quickly in the hot, dry, forest of northwest Montana. The National Weather Service has issued red-flag warnings (for critical weather conditions) for much of Washington, Idaho and Montana.
A couple watches the Howe Ridge fire in @GlacierNPS on Sunday. The fire forced the evacuation of Lake McDonald Lodge Sunday evening. #howeridgefire #glaciernationalpark #glaciernps #wildfire #mtfire #montana pic.twitter.com/BolSYGfo3s
— Tricia Coyne (@tlcoyne1) August 13, 2018