Wildfire in Inland Collier County, Florida

Wildfire March 23, 2018 – March 31, 2018 · Inland Collier County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning sparked multiple wildfires across Collier County, with drier than normal conditions and gusty winds contributing to the rapid spread. Two of these fires the Greenway and 116th Avenue fire combined shortly after each ignited. The large fire burned 17,957 acres in interior Collier County, causing periodic road closures of State Road 29 and several other local roadways. A RV, hunting camp and another unknown structure were destroyed in the wildfire.

The wider storm

Drier than normal conditions combined with gusty winds allowed for wildfires to spread across Collier County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 743763. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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