This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
The Berger Fire in Palm Beach, Florida has burned 11,200 acres and is 75 percent contained as of July 17. Homes in the affected area face fire damage risk, with containment efforts ongoing.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 19,700 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Natural
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Palm Beach, Florida), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 19,700 acres ±0 100% contained
- 19,700 acres +700 95% contained
- 19,000 acres +1,000 75% contained
- 18,000 acres +3,700 75% contained
- 14,300 acres +3,100 75% contained
- 11,200 acres 75% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS MFL
Area Forecast Discussion
South Florida faces a heat advisory today with lingering heat impacts into the coming week.
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000 FXUS62 KMFL 162243 AFDMFL
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 643 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 642 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
- Heat Advisory for all of South FL today. Heat impacts will linger into the upcoming week.
- Stay tuned for further information on the developing heat episode, and be prepared to take precautionary/preventative actions in the coming days.
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.UPDATE... Issued at 107 PM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026
The forecast remains on track today as a dry airmass containing Saharan dust overspreads the region. Satellite imagery and sounding data depict a dramatic drying out in the mid layers of the atmosphere, with PWATs dropping to the 1.2-1.4 inch range starting early morning, well below the average for this time of year. With ridging aloft supporting subsidence over the area, and warm temperatures extending along the atmospheric column, convection will really struggle to develop today, especially in light of the limited moisture over the area. This scenario is captured well by NBM, which models rain chances below 15% for the rest of the day.
While convection is not forecast for the day, some benign cumulu…
- Storm report NWS MFL storm report
WILDFIRE — 5 SSW Holey Land Wildli, FL
Florida Fire Service reports H1 (50) wildfire is 3600 acres and 50% contained as of 3:58 PM, Sunday August 16.
- Storm report NWS MFL storm report
WILDFIRE — 3 W Kendale Lakes, FL
Corrects previous wildfire report from 3 W Kendale Lakes. Radio Tower Wildfire is 700 acres as of 1030 PM. Krome ave is closed as a precaution from SW 8th to Kendall Drive.
- Storm report NWS MFL storm report
WILDFIRE — 3 W Kendale Lakes, FL
Radio Tower Wildfire is 188 acres as of 4 PM this afternoon. Krome ave is closed as a precaution from SW 8th to Kendall Drive.
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