This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
A high-significance wildfire began in Hendry, Florida on June 14, 2026, posing a direct fire threat to structures in the affected area.
Overview written from official NASA EONET data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS MFL
Area Forecast Discussion
Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 60 mph, heavy rain, and small hail will affect interior and Southwest Florida through this evening.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Miami FL 632 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 626 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
- Heat indices between 105-110 will continue through the evening hours. Take appropriate precautions during extended periods outdoors.
- Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through this evening over the interior as well as Southwest Florida.
- Some of the storms may become strong to marginally severe especially across the Lake Okeechobee region. The strongest storms could have wind gusts up to 60 mph, heavy downpours, and small hail.
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.UPDATE... Issued at 226 PM EDT Tue Jul 14 2026
With high pressure in control of the weather pattern across South Florida combined with a Saharan Air Layer intruding across the mid levels, this has helped to keep convective initiation at bay through the mid afternoon hours. This is about to change as diurnal heating has provided plenty of instability, (SB CAPE values of 3500-4500 J/kg), for convection to fire along sea breeze collisions across the interior and Southwest Florida as the rest of this afternoon progresses. With DCAPE values hov…
- Storm report NWS MFL storm report
WILDFIRE — 8 NW Mahogany Hammock, FL
Avocado Wildfire has grown to 735 acres as of early Wednesday evening.
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.