The monsoon storms that caused flooding in the Southwest over the weekend are heading to eastern Washington this week, bringing new fire concerns along with them.
While much-needed moisture could help alleviate drought conditions, meteorologists are concerned about the potential for dry storms and lightning strikes sparking more wildfires.
The storms could also cause problems in Idaho and western Montana, areas that just saw another record heat wave.
Missoula set a record for most consecutive days over 90 degrees on Saturday, the same day Billings tied the record high of 101 set back in 1937.
The kind of “dry lightning” expected is notorious for causing wildfires and lightning in general is responsible for 71 percent of all areas burned in the U.S. since 1992.