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Real-Time Smoke
Particulate Sampling
Fire Storm 2000

Fire Storm 2000 (continued)

Smoke from the fires followed local weather patterns, affecting most communities in western and central Montana. Wind patterns and terrain caused the smoke to travel north and east (figure 3). Communities around Hamilton were subjected to much higher concentrations of smoke particulate than communities around Missoula.

Image of Idaho, western Montana and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Wyoming showing smoke fire locations.
Figure 3—Smoke from fires in Idaho and Montana moving
to the northeast on August 17, 2000 (available on the Internet).

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