Forest Service officials continue to evaluate the impacts of a tornado that touched down on the Forest in the Northern Black Hills of Wyoming and South Dakota.
Until hazards are cleared and salvage operations are completed, Forest Service officials ask the public to refrain from cutting firewood within the impacted tornado area.
Hazards still remain in the area from snags and twisted tree trunks, commercial timber sales are active in the area and additional salvage operations are being planned. Opportunities for firewood gathering will be made available later this summer or early fall.
The Stateline tornado occurred in the Northern Black Hills on July 6, 2020. A reconnaissance flight measured a 17 mile perimeter around the tornado with a path that covered 3,445 acres.
Below: The northern hills fire crew cuts out snowmobile trail #4 off of Tinton Road in the Stateline Tornado area.
Below: Along with current active timber sales, the Forest Service is planning additional salvage operations in the tornado area.
Crews continue to open roads and trails that have downed trees across them due to the tornado.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills.
Photo credit: US Forest Service
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