National Weather Service: St. Johns County facing exceptional drought, wildfire risk; limited short-term rainfall expected
A National Weather Service briefing told commissioners the county is in exceptional-to-extreme drought with 30–90 day rainfall deficits and elevated wildfire risk; forecasters said modest rain is possible but significant drought relief before May is unlikely and urged water conservation and fire preparedness.
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The National Weather Service briefed the St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners on March 24 that the region is experiencing one of its driest periods since the 1990s, with exceptional drought conditions in parts of the First Coast and elevated wildfire risk.
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