A wildfire that started a week ago on the island of St. Catherine continues to ignite. At least one fire broke out on the island on Monday afternoon. Dry weather combined with low humidity and high winds pushed the fire to the northern shore of the island. In the Clay Six Courtesy, the view of the fire shows the large fire on the northern tip of the island, with small fires continuing. Extreme levels of drought are expected in many parts of the island, including the coastal part of southeastern Georgia. The total rainfall for 2022 is 8 to 11 inches below average with severe drought. No relief from the dry weather is expected until Thursday or Friday, and after that the chances of rain are very low. The best chance of rain is Saturday because there may be widespread rain or thunderstorms. With more dry weather, high temperatures will return this week, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. The temperature on the beach reaches the lowest 90s. Check out the latest WJCL 22 News on the St. Catherine Island Fire or the free WJCL 22 News app. You can find weather updates on social networks at any time … Follow me here on Twitter or on Facebook.
A wildfire that started a week ago on the island of St. Catherine continues to ignite. At least one fire broke out on the island on Monday afternoon. Dry weather combined with low humidity and high winds pushed the fire to the northern shore of the island.
In the Clay Si courtesy, the view of the fire shows a large fire on the northern tip of the island, with small fires continuing to burn in various parts of the island.
Extreme levels of drought are still raging in many parts of southeastern Georgia, including the Coast Guard. The total rainfall for 2022 is 8 to 11 inches below average with severe drought.
No relief from the dry weather is expected until Thursday or Friday, and after that the chances of rain are very low. The best chance of rain is Saturday because there may be widespread rain or thunderstorms. With more dry weather, high temperatures will return this week, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. The temperature on the beach reaches the lowest 90s.
Check out the latest WJCL 22 News on the St. Catherine Island Fire or the free WJCL 22 News app. You can get weather updates anytime on social media … Follow me on Twitter. over here Or on Facebook over here.
Jeremy Nelson
WJCL 22 Chief Meteorologist
