Wildfire — Eastern Marion, Florida

2019-05-22 to 2019-05-31 · Eastern Marion, Florida

Event narrative

The Powerline fire was reported on 5/29 around 4:24 pm and was 350 acres in the Ocala National Forest, near the Ocklawaha River basin, near SE 183rd Road and SE 180th Avenue Road. Evacuation of 200 residents was initiated. There were no reports of lost structures. On June 6, the Powerline fire was 100% contained and burned a total of 466 acres.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 819139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.