Wildfire in Southeastern Columbia, Florida

Wildfire March 2, 2026 · Southeastern Columbia, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Florida Highway Patrol reported a Road Closure of all lanes of I-75 at MM 424-425 due to poor visibility from a Wildfire in Lake City. There are no injuries, fatalities, endangerments, or evacuations reported. At 420 PM EST, all southbound lanes are back open, northbound lanes remain closed. All lanes were opened after 5 PM.

The wider storm

Almost record below normal rainfall continued during the month of March, persisting extreme drought (D3) conditions area-wide and upgraded the Suwannee Valley and inland southeast Georgia into an exceptional drought (D4) by the end of March. Extreme to exceptional drought conditions combined with dried available fuels resulted in numerous wildfires developing across northeast Florida and southeast Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1325522. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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