A brush fire caused major traffic delays Sunday evening for drivers leaving the Florida Keys as thick black smoke filled the sky near Florida City.

Burn bans cover dozens of counties as dry air, gusty winds and deep drought drive wildfire outbreaks and evacuations across parts of the state.

Heat and humidity over South Florida helped a blaze build towering pyrocumulus clouds seen by NOAA satellites, with rain chances rising this week.

"Very interesting Mother's Day," Vicky Risley, from Springfield, Illinois, told the Miami Herald.

The sheriff's office said the "unrecognizable remains" of a juvenile was located among the debris when the fire was extinguished.

The Max Road fire in Florida’s Everglades has spread to more than 11,000 acres and is at 50% containment late Monday.

Police in Florida were warning drivers not to stop and look at an Everglades fire that, by Monday, May 11, had scorched almost 5,000 acres west of US 27 and Pines Boulevard in western Broward County.

Central Florida is facing record-breaking heat with highs near the mid-90s and dangerous fire conditions due to low humidity, gusty winds, and ongoing drought. A Red Flag Warning and fire weather watch are in effect for multiple counties, with officials ...