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Wildfire — Chelan, Washington

August 2, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$10.0M
Area
Chelan

Event narrative (NOAA)

Lightning sparked a large fire at Twenty five mile creek on Lake Chelan. Over 6300 acres of forest land have burned. The fire was allowed to burn out and will not be officially out until mid October.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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