Wildfire — Inland Broward County, Florida

2017-05-28 to 2017-05-29 · Inland Broward County, Florida

Event narrative

Florida High Patrol reported that I-75 was closed in both directions due to poor visibility due to smoke over the highway from a wildfire in interior Broward County. No structures have been evacuated or damaged.

Wider weather episode

A wildfire in Broward county grew to 7000 acres. No homes or buildings were evacuated. However, I-75 was closed in both directions due to visibility problems with smoke over the highway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 697999. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.