Sixteen counties across Florida's peninsula have issued burn bans as drought conditions continue to get worse.

Most of Florida's peninsula is suffering from varying degrees of drought. Portions of South Florida are under extreme drought conditions.

As of April 21, there were xix counties have a drought index over 600, which means severe drought conditions with an ...

"Florida has the only area of extreme drought east of the Plains," with more than 40% of the state under drought conditions, ...

There are increased fire concerns April 17, especially in areas that have been particularly dry over the last seven to 14 days.

As the drought worsens, more Florida counties have issued burn bans.Here's the dry weather outlook and where the fires are burning.

A cold front is moving through Florida today, April 11, as drought conditions prompt the National Weather Service to issue red flag warnings for several counties ... drought or increased fire danger.

NWS says there were no injuries or fatalities reported. The National Weather Service in Tallahassee ... Grady County into Colquitt County Just after 11 AM, a tornado warning was issued for ...

A line of storms with a history of spawning tornadoes appears to have spun off two twisters in Tallahassee ... tornado warning also went out for southwest Leon County, but that was "out in the forest, ...