PHOTOS: Brush fire at Alafia River State Park
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Three brush fires swept through Alafia River State Park on Sunday.
Officials said the fires were likely caused by lightning strikes in the area, and the fires spread over a few hundred acres of the park.
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forestry Service responded to the fire, which covered around 400 acres before it was contained.
HCFR said no injuries were reported and no structures were at risk, though residents may smell lingering smoke.
Have photos or video you want to share? Submit them through WFLA Report It
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CBS News
3 hours ago
- CBS News
Air quality alert for NYC area today, as Canadian wildfire smoke creates hazy conditions
New York City and the surrounding area are under an air quality alert Wednesday. The alert will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. New York officials say the alert will impact the city, along with Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties. Hundreds of wildfires are currently burning in Canada, and the smoke has been spreading into the northern United States for the past few days. Why is there an air quality alert? CBS News New York Smoke and haze continue to drift into the Tri-State region from Canada's prairie provinces. This will lead to poor air quality and hazy sunshine throughout the day. New York City's air quality often suffers in the summer, most notably during heat waves as the result of higher temperatures and humidity levels. Stagnant air traps pollutants from cars and factories, creating high levels of fine particulates that react to sunlight, leading to or worsening respiratory issues. Sometimes, though, it has nothing to do with pollution. In June 2023, northerly winds funneled smoke from wildfires in the Canadian province of Quebec directly into New York City. This led to an extremely hazardous AQI of 484 -- not only the highest level ever recorded in the city, but the worst air quality in the entire world on that date. Air Quality Index (AQI) explained CBS News New York The Air Quality Index measures air pollution and the associated health risks. The system has six ratings: Good (green): 0 to 50 Moderate (yellow): 51 to 100 Unhealthy for sensitive groups (orange): 101 to 150 Unhealthy (red): 151 to 200 Very unhealthy (purple): 201 to 300 Hazardous (marron): 301 and higher An air quality alert is issued when the AQI exceeds 100. Sensitive groups include people who have a heart or lung disease, as well as older adults, children and pregnant women. Why are the sun and moon red? CBS News New York Smoke from the wildfires can sometimes cause the sun and moon to appear with a reddish glow. The color of the sky is determined by how sunlight interacts with particles in the air. So when smoke introduces more particulate matter, it can also impact the color. Matt Sitkowski, the science editor in chief at The Weather Channel, explained that blue-colored light has shorter wavelengths and red-colored light has longer ones. "When smoke is in the atmosphere, it not only makes the sun dimmer, it increases the amount and size of particulate matter in the atmosphere that absorbs more of the shorter wavelengths, leaving longer wavelengths to reach our eyes," he told CBS News in a previous interview. NYC weather forecast this week CBS News New York Temperatures will continue to rise Wednesday, reaching the mid-to-upper 80s by the afternoon hours. Along with those rising temperatures will come increasingly humid conditions. For tonight, despite the haze, skies will remain mostly clear with lows in the 60s. Thursday looks to be the hottest day of the year so far, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s for most of the area, except coastal areas, where highs will only reach the 70s. Humidity levels will also continue to rise, and there will be a stray chance of an afternoon/evening thunderstorm for the northwestern suburbs. As for the smoke and haze, it will remain in place as well. Friday will be partly cloudy, warm and humid with a chance of thunderstorms. Saturday looks to be less warm but still humid with another chance of storms. Stick with our First Alert Weather team for the latest forecast, live radar and and weather alerts.
CBS News
3 hours ago
- CBS News
Rainy commute Wednesday in Chicago with temperature drop ahead
A rainy day is ahead on Wednesday in Chicago. Scattered showers are expected throughout the day. The bulk of the rain moves in in the morning, while tapering off in the afternoon. The morning commute will be slow with heavy rain bringing ponding in the roadways. A warm and humid start to the day will soon turn to highs dropping to the 50s by the afternoon. Showers are expected to taper off by Wednesday night. Highs will stay in the 70s through the weekend, The next chance for storms will be on Sunday.
CBS News
4 hours ago
- CBS News
Air quality concerns remain in Twin Cities, but smoke should clear Wednesday
NEXT Weather: 5 a.m. report for Minnesota from June 4, 2025 NEXT Weather: 5 a.m. report for Minnesota from June 4, 2025 NEXT Weather: 5 a.m. report for Minnesota from June 4, 2025 Air quality will continue to improve in the Twin Cities on Wednesday. An air quality alert remains in place through noon due to Canadian wildfire smoke, with parts of the metro and southeastern Minnesota still in the unhealthy category. Central, western and northern Minnesota have improved to the moderate or good category. While the air quality will remain degraded early, things will improve later in the day under sunny skies and seasonable temps. Thursday will be mostly dry and pleasant, though increasing clouds will arrive late ahead of a system on Friday. That system will bring scattered showers and a few storms, but no widespread soaking is expected. The weekend looks cooler, with on-and-off rain chances.
