The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980
The Blackfoot Valley's News Source Since 1980
The Granite Butte lookout creates a ghostly silhouette Sunday in the heavy smoke that rolled into Montana from the wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho.
The Granite Butte lookout creates a ghostly silhouette Sunday in the heavy smoke that rolled into Montana from the wildfires burning in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho.
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality wildfire smoke outlook for Sunday showed that Seeley Lake reported air quality levels as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups" at 11:30 a.m.,while Helena showed moderate air quality. An unofficial observation by the BVD indicated visibility in Lincoln dropped to about two miles by 4 p.m. Sunday. Based on the DEQ's visibility range, used to determine the smoke index values for local areas, air quality in the Lincoln Valley dropped into the 'unhealthy' to 'very unhealthy range.' Air quality worsened across the region Monday , reaching unhealthy levels from Missoula to Great Falls to Helena. At press time, smoke or haze was forecast to remain in the area throughout most of the week.
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