Montana's lack of snowfall and our dangerously low snowpack levels are becoming the stuff of fire season nightmares. As the winter weeks go by, our 'percentages of normal' keep ticking lower - and that's not good news for this summer.
There certainly aren't many positives regarding wildfires here in Montana. But one thing is for sure, they help to produce some pretty epic sunsets! But what causes the evening to change into a fiery red?
The small town of Conrad, Montana is reeling after a wind-swept fire ripped through the northern part of the town. The fire broke out around 3:45pm Wednesday and was not contained until 7:30p. One report said the fire swept through at least eight miles from just north of Conrad to eight miles east as it jumped I-15.
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