Florida Wildfires: Red Flag Warnings, Burn Bans

0:00It's April 21st. This is Dallas News today, local news powered by AI. Florida's wildfires are exploding right now, thanks to bone-dry conditions and strong winds whipping things up. Red flag warnings hit 32 of the state's 67 counties with fire watches in 11 more. As of 8am, on April 21st, 113 blazes had scorched nearly 13,000 acres, mostly of North. Southern bands are spreading fast, too, now covering 37 counties total. Places like St. John's County lock down all outdoor burning through April 27th and do vols always no go on yard debris. Jacksonville's under a red flag from 11am to 8pm today, meaning critical fire weather's locked in. Drows the real villain here, blanketing 99% of Florida in some level dryness, extreme or exceptional in spots like Northeast, Florida and Southeast Georgia, low humidity under 28%, winds over 15 miles per hour and super dry fuels are cranking up the risk

1:02big time. Governor DeSantis extended the statewide drought emergency back on April 10th for 60 more days, citing nonstop fires, farm hits and brutal winter. Aftermath. Officials urged skipping lawn mowers on dry grass, dousing all fires cold and reporting anything suspicious, no sigs out car windows or parking on tall, grass. Stay sharp out there, Florida conditions could drag this out, so double check local rules and keep eyes peeled to stomp these flames before they spread.