Wildfire in Inland Broward County, Florida

Wildfire August 18, 2025 – August 26, 2025 · Inland Broward County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning from a thunderstorm sparked the Mile Marker 39 fire in western Broward County on the afternoon of August 18, 2025. The fire consumed 48,000 acres before it was fully contained on August 26, 2025.

The wider storm

Warm temperatures, gusty winds, and generally dry conditions allowed for a lightning-ignited wildfire to start on August 18 and persist through much of remainder of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1290573. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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