UPDATE (8:15 p.m.) – All evacuation notices have been lifted for the town of Vantage. The Level 2 evacuations expired last night [8 p.m.], according the update from the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office. The Vantage Highway remains closed except for local traffic. Crews are working to replace dozens of damaged power poles along the highway. The Vantage Highway Fire is now estimated to have burned more than 10,000 acres on both sides of the Vantage Highway.
MEANWHILE…
A Red Flag Warning is in effect through Wednesday evening due to low humidity and high winds with 30 to 40 mph