The Screven wildfire burned near Bennett Road, about 3 miles NE of Screven in Wayne County. The fire burned about 125 acres.
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The Screven wildfire burned near Bennett Road, about 3 miles NE of Screven in Wayne County. The fire burned about 125 acres. Around 5:22 am EDT on the 25th, the fire was 100 percent contained, but still burning in the swamp. There were no evacuations.
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 24, 8:12 PM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 912 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 .UPDATE...COLD FRONT NOW NEAR INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR. MUCH DRIER AIR OVER SE GA WILL ADVECT INTO NE FL TONIGHT AS FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA. WINDS HAVE DECREASED FROM ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT WILL STILL REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT DUE TO TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA. HAVE ADDED AREAS OF SMOKE TO SE GA ZONES DUE TO SEVERAL ONGOING WILDFIRES. && .AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AT KJAX...KVQQ AND KCRG LATER TONIGHT DUE TO ONGOING WILDFIRES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND ESTABLISHING NORTHERLY WINDS. && .MARINE...WILL LIKELY EXTEND SCEC HEADLINES OVERNIGHT FOR THE OFFSHORE LEGS...WHERE NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT BEHIND FRONTAL PASSAGE. && .JAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GA...NONE. AM...NONE. && ZIBURA/ZAPPE/KEEGAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 804 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-251000- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE- JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 804 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ...AREAS OF SMOKE OVER PARTS OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... LOW HUMIDITY VALUES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. DUE TO WILDFIRES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SMOKE IS POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN CLINCH...WARE...BACON...PIERCE...COFFEE...AND WAYNE COUNTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING IN THESE AREAS AS VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST ON FRIDAY...BUT VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .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. CARROLL/ZIBURA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
954 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0948 PM WILDFIRE 10 NW HOMERVILLE 31.13N 82.89W
03/24/2011 CLINCH GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WILDFIRE IN ARABIA SWAMP HAD REACHED 1500 ACRES AS OF
THIS MORNING...AND THE FIRE HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY SINCE.
HIGHWAY 441 IS CLOSED FROM ATKINSON COUNTY LINE TO
HOMERVILLE. STATE ROAD 122 WAS CLOSED FROM STATE ROAD 168
TO HIGHWAY 441.
&&
ECZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1004 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM WILDFIRE 10 S SURRENCY 31.58N 82.20W
03/24/2011 APPLING GA BROADCAST MEDIA
WTOC TV IN SAVANNAH REPORTED 1 HOUSE AND 2 BARNS WERE
DESTROYED DUE TO 200 ACRE WILDFIRE IN SOUTHEAST APPLING
COUNTY.
&&
MZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1006 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0956 PM WILDFIRE 5 NE BICKLEY 31.47N 82.55W
03/24/2011 BACON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT FROM WARE COUNTY EMA INDICATED WILDFIRE IN EXTREME
SOUTHERN BACON COUNTY HAS REACHED AT LEAST 2000 ACRES.
PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES IN NORTHERN WARE COUNTY WERE
NOTED.
&&
ECZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1019 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM WILDFIRE 5 N DOUGLAS 31.58N 82.85W
03/24/2011 COFFEE GA BROADCAST MEDIA
COFFEE COUNTY FIRE UPDATE...911 CENTER REPORTED ROAD
CLOSURE AT HIGHWAY 441 AND HIGHWAY 206 CONNECTOR DUE TO
WILDFIRE.
&&
MZPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1021 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0409 PM WILDFIRE 10 SSE SURRENCY 31.59N 82.13W
03/24/2011 APPLING GA EMERGENCY MNGR
WILDFIRE OF UNKNOWN SIZE NORTH OF STATE ROAD 203...NEAR
APPLING-WAYNE COUNTY LINE.
0427 PM WILDFIRE 5 SE NICHOLLS 31.47N 82.58W
03/24/2011 BACON GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
A WILDFIRE IS BURNING IN EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN BACON
COUNTY...NEAR WARE COUNTY LINE. AGENCIES ARE ASSISTING.
ACREAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. COORDINATES ARE
ESTIMATED AND BASED ON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR.
0427 PM WILDFIRE 3 SSW BROXTON 31.58N 82.91W
03/24/2011 COFFEE GA LAW ENFORCEMENT
A WILDFIRE IS BURNING NEAR BOWENS MILL ROAD. ACREAGE IS
UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. COORDINATES ARE ESTIMATED AND BASED
ON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR.
0500 PM WILDFIRE 10 S SURRENCY 31.58N 82.20W
03/24/2011 APPLING GA BROADCAST MEDIA
WTOC TV IN SAVANNAH REPORTED 1 HOUSE AND 2 BARNS WERE
DESTROYED DUE TO 200 ACRE WILDFIRE IN SOUTHEAST APPLING
COUNTY.
0948 PM WILDFIRE 10 NW HOMERVILLE 31.13N 82.89W
03/24/2011 CLINCH GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WILDFIRE IN ARABIA SWAMP HAD REACHED 1500 ACRES AS OF
THIS MORNING...AND THE FIRE HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY SINCE.
HIGHWAY 441 IS CLOSED FROM ATKINSON COUNTY LINE TO
HOMERVILLE. STATE ROAD 122 WAS CLOSED FROM STATE ROAD 168
TO HIGHWAY 441.
0956 PM WILDFIRE 5 NE BICKLEY 31.47N 82.55W
03/24/2011 BACON GA EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORT FROM WARE COUNTY EMA INDICATED WILDFIRE IN EXTREME
SOUTHERN BACON COUNTY HAS REACHED AT LEAST 2000 ACRES.
PERIODIC ROAD CLOSURES IN NORTHERN WARE COUNTY WERE
NOTED.
1015 PM WILDFIRE 5 N DOUGLAS 31.58N 82.85W
03/24/2011 COFFEE GA BROADCAST MEDIA
COFFEE COUNTY FIRE UPDATE...911 CENTER REPORTED ROAD
CLOSURE AT HIGHWAY 441 AND HIGHWAY 206 CONNECTOR DUE TO
WILDFIRE.
&&
ECZThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Screven wildfire burned near Bennett Road, about 3 miles NE of Screven in Wayne County. The fire burned about 125 acres. Around 5:22 am EDT on the 25th, the fire was 100 percent contained, but still burning in the swamp. There were no evacuations.
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