by Doug Mayo | May 12, 2017
Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the Florida Forest Service announced this week that more than 2,000 wildfires have burned over 150,000 acres in Florida this year, with nearly 125 active wildfires burning as of today, May 8, 2017. Current conditions by...
by Doug Mayo | May 5, 2017
April was another dry month for much of the Florida Panhandle. There were streaks of red where heavy bands of rain came ashore and dropped 5-10″, but much of the region that is shaded beige or tan received less than 5″ of rain in April. Zones that were...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 7, 2017
Rainfall The National Weather Service rainfall estimates ranged from as little as 0.5″ to 4″ across the Florida Panhandle in March 2017. The western counties had higher totals with 3-4″ in the tan sections, and 2-3″ in the yellow. The eastern...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 17, 2017
On February 20, 2017 Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Forest Service announced the release of “FLBurnTools,” a new mobile app to inform the public about drought, wildfire danger and wildfire activity. Prescribed burn practitioners can...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 17, 2017
On Monday March 6, unique weather conditions including a passing cold front, high winds, and low humidity fueled raging wildfires from Texas to Colorado that burned over 1 million acres. In the wake of these extremely fast moving fires, thousands of cattle and seven...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 3, 2017
February was considerably drier than January across much of the Panhandle. There were a few areas that received over 5″ (red), while large portions had 4-5″ (light brown), or 3-4″ (tan). The eastern portion of the Panhandle received the lowest...
