Eastern Marion storm history

A wildfire near the intersection of State Road 19 and County Road 314 near Salt Springs in the Ocala National Forest produced low visibilities of down to a quarter mile. Road was briefly closed.

Florida State Watch Office reported that the Southeast 1st Street wildfire near Lynne in the Ocala National Forest is 150 acres and is 80 percent contained.

Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for all residences on NE County Highway 314 between SE 1st Street and State Road 40 near Silver Springs due to a wildfire.

Marion county received about 3-9 inches of rainfall from Milton across the county. The highest rainfall amounts were south of Ocala where a CoCoRAHs observer measured 9.42 inches of storm total rainfall. Downed trees and powerlines were reported around the county.

Over 45,000 customers (about 20% of the county) were without power after the storm passed early Friday Morning, the 27th. Many large trees across the county were uprooted.

A wildfire in the Ocala National Forest had grown to 708 acres and was near zero containment.

The Florida Forest Service reported a wildfire about 150 acres in the Juniper Wilderness of the Ocala NF. The time given was the approximate start time of the fire.

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 …