Florida Fires Get Rain, But Lightning Too
UDPATE: Fox News has additional photos in an article where they point out that a State of Emergency has been declared in the scorched areas.
ORIGINAL POST:
The state of Florida is being doused today by a line of thunderstorms which is bringing much-needed rainfall to the state -- not enough rainfall to ease their drought, but enough that it might aid in firefighting.
FLORIDA DOPPLER-ESTIMATED PRECIPITATIONLIVE (PREMIUM | PRO)
However, these storms brought lightning strikes to the state, which could start additional fires. Over 650 lightning strikes were detected by AccuWeather.com LightningPlus between 9:30 and 11:30 Eastern time (see map at right or super-mega-blowup map).
WESTERN FLORIDA 2-HOUR LIGHTNING
Florida Fires - May 8, 2006 - A brush fire burns on Monday afternoon, May 8, 2006, alongside State Road 44 in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. Smoldering brush fires kept about 1,000 people from their homes early Monday, and the heavy smoke shut down parts of Interstate 95 between Daytona Beach and the Cape Canaveral area. (Ap Photo/ Kathleen Hinkel, Pool)
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