Wildfire, St. Johns
- When
- March 21, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Johns forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
A small wildfire developed in central St. Johns county which threatened a few structures.
Wildfire in Florida, March 21, 2011
A small wildfire developed in central St. Johns county which threatened a few structures.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAX wrote it up.
A small wildfire developed in central St. Johns county which threatened a few structures.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jacksonville, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 20, 8:15 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 8:15 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
915 PM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011
.UPDATE...
COASTAL LOW CLOUDS HANGING ON OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
EVENING WITH MAYBE A LIGHT SPRINKLE OFFSHORE. OTHER LOW CLOUDS
REMAIN OVER GLYNN COUNTY AND ALONG THE ALTAMAHA RIVER. EXPECT
THOSE CLOUDS TO REMAIN IN THOSE AREAS OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE STILL
LOOKS GOOD FOR SOME PATCHY FOG FORMATION TOWARD DAWN.
&&
.AVIATION...CURRRENTLY VFR AS MOST OF CLOUDS HAVE DISSIPATED OVER
THE AREA. PATCHY FOG/LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...
MORE LIKELY INLAND AT GNV AND VQQ WHERE WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER.
MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY 08Z-12Z.
&&
.MARINE...OBS SHOW MARGINAL SCA OFFSHORE MAINLY DUE TO SEAS...AND
SCEC CONDITIONS NEAR SHORE. HEADLINES WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY WITH
WINDS DECREASING IN THE MORNING FOLLOWED BY SEAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMG 53 82 53 85 / 10 10 0 0
SSI 56 74 57 80 / 10 10 0 0
JAX 53 80 53 84 / 10 10 0 0
SGJ 59 74 56 79 / 10 10 0 0
GNV 54 82 50 84 / 10 10 10 0
OCF 55 83 50 84 / 10 10 10 0
&&
.JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM EDT MONDAY FOR ALTAMAHA SOUND
GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
&&
SANDRIK/ZIBURA/WALKERHazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 9:35 AM EST, 14 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1035 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-210945- ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY- CAMDEN (COASTAL)-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLAY-CLINCH-COFFEE- COLUMBIA-DUVAL-ECHOLS-FLAGLER-GILCHRIST-GLYNN (COASTAL)- GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-MARION-NASSAU-PIERCE-PUTNAM- ST JOHNS-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE- 1035 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... ONSHORE FLOW WILL ELEVATE THE RIP CURRENT RISK ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TODAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE SURF ZONE FORECAST FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... AREAS OF LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING FOG ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO ONSHORE FLOW AND EAST SWELLS...AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST NEXT WEEK CREATING AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/JAX. ENYEDI/SHASHY
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Arizona, March 21 to 22, 2011
- Hail and High Wind in Arizona, March 21, 2011
- Flooding in Iowa, March 21 to 31, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, March 21, 2011
- Drought in Texas, March 21 to 31, 2011
- Hail in West Virginia, March 21, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 21 to 23, 2011
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Virginia, March 21, 2011
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 21, 2011
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 21 to 26, 2011
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 21 to 23, 2011
- Hail in Kentucky, March 21, 2011
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 294241.