lightning storm

More storms could be happening this week.

A spectacular lighting storm lit up the skies of western Montana and northeastern Idaho., according to the National Weather Service.

More fires and more smoke.

A network of five fires north of Thompson falls Near Highway 2 is currently being fought by over 200 firefighters.

The Monday evening lightning storm that surged through Idaho and Western Montana set off at least 70 new forest fires on Idaho's Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and 11 on the Bitterroot National Forest.

Lightning causes fires in the Bitterroot Valley.

Lightning has caused at least nine new forest fires on the Bitterroot National Forest, according to Information Officer Tod McKay. The slow-moving storms started Sunday evening.
Four fires are burning east of Hamilton in the Sapphire Mountains on the Darby Ranger District and five smaller fires are…