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The Locust Grove fire burned 750 acres in Benton, Washington before reaching full containment on July 24, 2026. Homes in the affected area faced direct fire damage during the incident.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 750 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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- Forecast discussion NWS PDT
Area Forecast Discussion
Above-normal temperatures expected Monday through Wednesday with breezy westerly winds Wednesday and potential Red Flag conditions in the Columbia Basin and Cascade gaps.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1006 PM PDT Sun Aug 23 2026
.KEY MESSAGES... - Above-normal temperatures Monday through Wednesday as an upper-level ridge of high pressure builds overhead then shifts east to the northern Rockies.
- Very low chance (5-15%) of showers and thunderstorms for the southern Blue Mountains on Monday, and for the northern Blue Mountains on Tuesday.
- Breezy westerly winds Wednesday, with low-medium probability (20-60%) of Red Flag conditions in the Columbia Basin and Cascade gaps.
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.DISCUSSION... Water vapor imagery shows an upper-level low exiting the region to the east over southern Canada and the northern Rockies. Meanwhile, a large, upper-level closed low is churning in the Gulf of Alaska, and a somewhat smaller and weaker closed low is located to our west in the eastern Pacific.
At the surface, widespread breezy conditions are present beneath dry zonal flow in the wake of the low, with the most notable winds through the Cascade gaps, Columbia Basin, and Blue Mountain foothills. Temperatures are seasonably cool, a few degrees below normal.
An upper-level ridge of high pressure is fore…
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