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jaxfladude
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fact789 wrote:I pray for those in Brevard where fires are burning in numerous spots.
Palm Bay is the Ground Zero right now...WESH TV is showing a horrible sight...
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JonathanBelles
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
Florida town pushed to brink to battle wildfire
# Story Highlights
# NEW: Fire eating away at Palm Bay's resources, mayor says
# Children from two schools sent home early due to smoke
# Fire in Brevard County has burned about 2,500 acres
# Volusia County fire forces evacuation of 600 homes
CNN) -- A wildfire sapped a Florida town's resources Monday as it damaged or destroyed at least 50 homes, according to city officials who are investigating the blaze as a possible arson.
Palm Bay Mayor John Mazziotti said the fire was burning about three blocks from his home and he had moved his family to a safer area.
"If there's smoke, you probably need to pack up and go someplace else, because it's pretty dangerous," Mazziotti said.
Palm Bay, on Florida's Atlantic coast, has not announced mandatory evacuations, said Assistant Fire Chief John Stables.
"We're handling it on a case-to-case basis depending on the conditions of the homes and things like that," Stables said.
Stables and Mazziotti said the city was running short of resources to fight the fire.
"We've exhausted all local resources, and we're utilizing several resources from around the state," Stables said, adding that two helicopters with drop buckets from the state Division of Forestry were not enough.
"We're at limited water as well," he said.
"We're in a really bad situation right now with the drought index," he said. "We have no rain, and in turn, this wind has caused us a great deal of issues with that as well."
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency earlier Monday as the fires were strengthened by drought conditions and strong winds.
Crist activated the National Guard to help battle the blazes and help with evacuations.
Palm Bay Fire spokesman Yvone Martinez said three firefighters were injured -- including one who was airlifted from the scene -- but she did not know the nature of their injuries. Children from two schools in the city were sent home early because of the threat of smoke and fire, she said, adding that those schools would likely be closed Tuesday.
Authorities were investigating the fire as a possible arson. Mazziotti said a $10,000 reward was in place for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for starting the fire.
Investigators were acting on several tips, he said.
Palm Bay wasn't the only place affected by the drought-fueled wildfires. Two other blazes in Brevard County burned about 200 acres in Cocoa, but were almost contained, authorities said.
A 2,500-acre fire also burned south of Palm Bay near Malabar and was still growing, according to Brevard County Fire and Rescue spokesman Orlando Dominguez. That fire had destroyed at least four homes and damaged several others.
Smoke from the Cocoa fires forced the closure of Interstate 95 earlier in the day. It was later reopened, but closed again in two different locations in the county Monday afternoon. Several other roads were closed periodically during the day and into the night.
About 80 miles north, in Volusia County, a fire that had burned about 800 acres was 55 percent contained, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department. Nearly 600 homes near LPGA Boulevard were evacuated, but the evacuation was lifted late in the day.
CNN's Nick Valencia, Patty Lane and Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report.
# Story Highlights
# NEW: Fire eating away at Palm Bay's resources, mayor says
# Children from two schools sent home early due to smoke
# Fire in Brevard County has burned about 2,500 acres
# Volusia County fire forces evacuation of 600 homes
CNN) -- A wildfire sapped a Florida town's resources Monday as it damaged or destroyed at least 50 homes, according to city officials who are investigating the blaze as a possible arson.
Palm Bay Mayor John Mazziotti said the fire was burning about three blocks from his home and he had moved his family to a safer area.
"If there's smoke, you probably need to pack up and go someplace else, because it's pretty dangerous," Mazziotti said.
Palm Bay, on Florida's Atlantic coast, has not announced mandatory evacuations, said Assistant Fire Chief John Stables.
"We're handling it on a case-to-case basis depending on the conditions of the homes and things like that," Stables said.
Stables and Mazziotti said the city was running short of resources to fight the fire.
"We've exhausted all local resources, and we're utilizing several resources from around the state," Stables said, adding that two helicopters with drop buckets from the state Division of Forestry were not enough.
"We're at limited water as well," he said.
"We're in a really bad situation right now with the drought index," he said. "We have no rain, and in turn, this wind has caused us a great deal of issues with that as well."
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency earlier Monday as the fires were strengthened by drought conditions and strong winds.
Crist activated the National Guard to help battle the blazes and help with evacuations.
Palm Bay Fire spokesman Yvone Martinez said three firefighters were injured -- including one who was airlifted from the scene -- but she did not know the nature of their injuries. Children from two schools in the city were sent home early because of the threat of smoke and fire, she said, adding that those schools would likely be closed Tuesday.
Authorities were investigating the fire as a possible arson. Mazziotti said a $10,000 reward was in place for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for starting the fire.
Investigators were acting on several tips, he said.
Palm Bay wasn't the only place affected by the drought-fueled wildfires. Two other blazes in Brevard County burned about 200 acres in Cocoa, but were almost contained, authorities said.
A 2,500-acre fire also burned south of Palm Bay near Malabar and was still growing, according to Brevard County Fire and Rescue spokesman Orlando Dominguez. That fire had destroyed at least four homes and damaged several others.
Smoke from the Cocoa fires forced the closure of Interstate 95 earlier in the day. It was later reopened, but closed again in two different locations in the county Monday afternoon. Several other roads were closed periodically during the day and into the night.
About 80 miles north, in Volusia County, a fire that had burned about 800 acres was 55 percent contained, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department. Nearly 600 homes near LPGA Boulevard were evacuated, but the evacuation was lifted late in the day.
CNN's Nick Valencia, Patty Lane and Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report.
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
Lake O is at 10.03ft now. at the end of the week the lake will likely be under the 10ft mark.
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
boca wrote:Lake O is at 10.03ft now. at the end of the week the lake will likely be under the 10ft mark.
After a wet April, May has been extremely dry so far.
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
Sorry I gave you wrong info the Lake O level is at 9.97ft.
http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pagei ... ema=PORTAL
http://www.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pagei ... ema=PORTAL
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
0521 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MIAMI...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT MIAMI TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1994.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
0521 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT FORT LAUDERDALE...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT FORT LAUDERDALE TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1995.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
0434 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008
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...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WEST PALM BEACH...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT WEST PALM BEACH YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1998.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
0521 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MIAMI...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT MIAMI TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1994.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
0521 PM EDT MON MAY 12 2008
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT FORT LAUDERDALE...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET AT FORT LAUDERDALE TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1995.
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI, FL
0434 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2008
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...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT WEST PALM BEACH...
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT WEST PALM BEACH YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1998.
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jaxfladude
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JonathanBelles
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
From CNN:
Suspect in custody in Florida wildfires arson investigation, the Palm Bay city manager tells CNN
No story as of yet.
Pretty sadistic.
Suspect in custody in Florida wildfires arson investigation, the Palm Bay city manager tells CNN
No story as of yet.
Pretty sadistic.
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fact789 wrote:I wouldnt count on any worth mentioning rains for 4-5 weeks.
I know... I just take what hope I can get at this point.
My front yard (which is about an acre, I live in the middle of nowhere) is a few square feet away from being solid brown.
Wait, scratch that. It's solid brown. A cigarrete thrown on the ground could destroy my house.
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
Here's a snippet out of NWS Miami. the rain chances should improve after Wed next week.
GUIDANCE FROM THE GFS/ECMWF INDICATES THAT THE
PATTERN OF LOW-LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW...WARMEST AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND SLIGHT CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS/STORMS ACROSS THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY/MONDAY...
AS A REX BLOCK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN SITUATED ALONG THE WEST COAST
OF THE CONUS. HOWEVER...THIS PATTERN IS FORECAST TO EVENTUALLY
BREAK DOWN AS A STRONGER UPSTREAM TROUGH APPROACHES THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST/GREAT LAKES REGION
BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WILL PLACE SOUTH FLORIDA BACK
IN WEAK SOUTH FLOW FOR THE MIDDLE/LATTER PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK...
WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVING RAIN CHANCES
BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY.
GUIDANCE FROM THE GFS/ECMWF INDICATES THAT THE
PATTERN OF LOW-LEVEL SOUTHWEST FLOW...WARMEST AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST...AND SLIGHT CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS/STORMS ACROSS THE NORTH WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY/MONDAY...
AS A REX BLOCK IS FORECAST TO REMAIN SITUATED ALONG THE WEST COAST
OF THE CONUS. HOWEVER...THIS PATTERN IS FORECAST TO EVENTUALLY
BREAK DOWN AS A STRONGER UPSTREAM TROUGH APPROACHES THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST/GREAT LAKES REGION
BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WILL PLACE SOUTH FLORIDA BACK
IN WEAK SOUTH FLOW FOR THE MIDDLE/LATTER PORTIONS OF NEXT WEEK...
WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND IMPROVING RAIN CHANCES
BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY.
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Re: Florida Weather Thread-Florida on Fire
Starting to smell smoky here in Tampa. I guess the winds have finally shifted. *peeew*
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