Wildfire in Inland Nassau, Florida

Wildfire April 20, 2023 – April 21, 2023 · Inland Nassau, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

A wildfire about 3 miles NW of Bryceville was about 125 acres in size around 2:25 pm on 4/20. The cause was a vehicle fire. There were no road closures, evacuations or displacements at the time of the initial report. By 5 pm, the fire grew to 200 acres. On 4/21 at 12:40 pm, the fire had grown to 1600 acres and was at 50% containment.

The wider storm

High pressure was north of the region with breezy easterly winds over SE GA and NE FL which combined with low inland humidity which created Elevated Fire Danger across the area. Several wildfires developed in the afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1092147. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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