The Salvation Army has undertaken all field food operations, establishing a new warehouse for storage and distribution at the Daytona Mall. Impact on infrastructure from the fires includes disruption of transportation systems and the growing potential for problems with the Daytona area's water system. Both the Ormond Beach Airport and the Daytona Beach International Airport are reported closed this morning, the latter because of a non-operational radar system. Up to one-third of all firefighting helicopters in the U.S. are currently operating in Florida. The National Weather Service forecast calls for scattered, mostly afternoon and evening thunderstorms for most of the state through the next five days.
Models indicate total precipitation for east-central Florida of only one inch for the period.
Temperatures will continue to be several degrees above normal.