Wildfire in Eastern Alachua, Florida

Wildfire May 4, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · Eastern Alachua, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

On May 4th, FEEM Emergency Services reported a Wildfire of unknown acres and containment that caused the Road Closures of CR-346 and CR-325 in Hawthorne, FL. On May 5th, per FFS, the fire was at 100 acres with 30% containment. The fire quickly grew to 956 acres with 65% containment on May 8th. On May 10th, containment had risen to 85%. The fire continued to burn through the end of the month.

The wider storm

Extreme to exceptional drought, dry fuels, and breezy days triggered numerous wildfires in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida in April that continued through the month of May. Multiple rounds of beneficial rain fell across the wildfires in May which helped in the containment of local ongoing wildfires.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1337357. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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