Little to no rain over the last several weeks has left Central Florida in a drought. An extreme drought in some areas.

A wide stretch of central and southwestern Florida is under red flag warnings ... making it dangerous to conduct any outdoor burning. Affected counties include both inland and coastal areas ...

"Rainfall deficits over the last 90 days have reached widespread of 2-4" inches below normal throughout most of the state, with areas north of and along the I-10 corridor as well as much of South ...