Wildfire in Inland Lee, Florida

Wildfire April 21, 2017 – April 22, 2017 · Inland Lee, Florida

$1.8M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

State emergency management and broadcast media reported that a wildfire in Lehigh Acres damaged 13 homes, with 5 of them being a total loss. Additionally 21 vehicles and several sheds were lost to the fire. Investigators determined that the fire was started by a lit cigarette on the 21st, and burned a total of 400 acres before being contained on the 22nd.

The wider storm

Dry conditions and breezy winds allowed several wildfires to start across west-central and southwest Florida. Two of these fires damaged homes, vehicles, and sheds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 682746. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.