Flash Flood Warning
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Issued by NWS Melbourne FL
⏳ In force until Mon 2 Nov, 01:15 📍 Okeechobee, FL (approximate) 🕑 56 min ago
FFWMLB The National Weather Service in Melbourne has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Okeechobee County in east central Florida... * Until 515 PM EST. * At 406 PM EST, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 5 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. F…
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SeveritySevere
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UrgencyImmediate
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CertaintyLikely
EventFlash Flood Warning
Response typeAvoid
CategoryMet
Affected areaOkeechobee, FL
Issuing authorityNWS Melbourne FL
ContactNot supplied
🕓 Alert timing · EAT
Sent2026-11-01T16:06:00-05:00
Effective2026-11-01T16:06:00-05:00
Onset2026-11-01T16:06:00-05:00
Expires2026-11-01T17:15:00-05:00
📋 Official instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.📄 Message details
Alert identifierurn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9ddcd35442cc2bacaadef775ff2a2479a43356ee.001.1
Message typeUpdate
Senderw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
ScopePublic
CAP statusActual
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🛡 Safety advice
General guidance for this type of incident - not official instructions.
- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
- Avoid flooded roads, rivers and drainage channels; do not walk or drive through moving water.
- Move valuables and people to higher ground if water is rising near you.
- Follow local authority and Red Cross updates for the area.
📰 Story summary
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- FFWMLB The National Weather Service in Melbourne has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for...
- Southeastern Okeechobee County in east central Florida...
- * Until 515 PM EST.
- * At 406 PM EST, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
- Between 5 and 9 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area.
- F…
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