October 16, 2022 - Fires in Northwestern Montana

Fires in Northwest Montana
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Drought and warm temperatures continued across much of the Western
United States in early autumn 2022, spurring the continuation of a very
active wildfire season. The Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a
true-color image of multiple fires burning across northwestern Montana
on October 13, 2022.

At least a half-dozen active wildfires, each marked by a red “hot spot”
are visible in this image. Heavy smoke pours from several fires in the
Lewis Range, southeast of Flathead Lake. Another plume of gray wildfire
smoke rises from fire in the Purcell Mountains. The plumes blow
strongly to the east, evidence of strong wind.

According to the MTfireinfo.org website, on October 15 there were 29
wildfires over 100 acres actively burning in Montana, with one new
start on that date. There were 35 wildfires during the previous seven
days, and 1,976 wildfires reported in Montana so far in 2022.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/13/2022
Resolutions: 1km (30 KB), 500m (116.6 KB), 250m (391 KB)
Bands Used: 10/13/2022
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-10-16

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