Disasters · Okeechobee floodingOkeechobee flash flood: 5–9 inches reported as warning stretches overnightWritten November 2, 2026 at 4:56 AM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Thunderstorms dropped up to nine inches, pushing Okeechubie's flood threat into the0:11overnight hours.0:11A later flood warning covers the county's southeastern area.0:14After daytime flooding made highway sections impassable and threatened buildings.0:19Earlier on November1 , we reported life threatening flash flooding, impassable0:23portions of State Road70 and US441, and water-entering structures.0:27The new development is an evening flood warning carrying the threat beyond midnight,0:31with a higher reported rainfall range.0:33What does that overnight threat mean for residents, and what can drivers assume0:37about those roads?0:38The warning covers southeastern Okeechubie County in Florida.0:41The Weather Service identifies rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying flood,0:45prone places as facing flooding that's already happening or could begin shortly.0:49Okeechubie and its airport are among the listed locations.0:52The other listed places are Treasure Island, Four Seasons Estates, Taylor Creek,0:56Whispering Pines, and Basswood Estates.0:58Those names identify communities within the threatened area.1:01Residents there face the flood risk described in the warning, while actual impacts1:05can vary from one location to another.1:07Emergency management reported five to nine inches across the warned area by Sunday1:11evening.1:11The later warning allowed for up to one more inch, with flooding already happening1:15or expected shortly.1:16That additional inch was still a forecast possibility.1:19The range describes rainfall across the warning area, so it doesn't give an exact1:23total for every address.1:24The estimates also rose during the day.1:26Each warning paired its estimate of rain already fallen with a separate forecast for1:30what might follow.1:31Law enforcement reported three to six inches at twelve fifty eight p.1:35m.1:35Then four to seven inches at two ten p.1:38m.1:39by six thirty p.1:41m.1:41emergency management reported five to nine inches.1:43Those successive estimates track the rain over time across the warned area.1:47The midday flash flood warning ran until two fifteen p.1:51m.1:51with up to two more inches possible.1:53The afternoon warning ran until four fifteen p.1:56N.1:57allowed for another two to three inches.1:59Both deadlines passed before the evening warning.2:01Whose forecast allowed for up to one additional inch?2:04The evening flood warning was issued Sunday and scheduled to end at twelve thirty2:08Amperes.2:09M.2:09Monday, November2 .2:11Its scheduled window crossed midnight.2:13All these local warning times use Eastern Standard Time, following the day's change2:17back from daylight saving time.2:19In the earlier broadcast, we reported three to five inches of rain and another one2:22to two inches possible.2:24That daytime warning was scheduled through one fifteen p.2:28m.2:28The original warning's timing also needs correcting.2:31It began at eleven ten amper.2:33M.2:34earlier than the eleven forty six time presented in that account.2:37The original flash flood warning put rainfall at two to three inches.2:41The later daytime estimate was higher.2:43The relationship between that original warning and the later eleven forty-six2:47amperes timing still hasn't been explained, so the two times shouldn't be treated2:50interchangeably.2:51The afternoon warning described life threatening flooding around creeks, streams,2:56streets, highways, and underpasses.2:58Law enforcement's earlier reports included impassable sections of US four hundred3:02forty one and water entering structures.3:04Those were daytime observations.3:06The evening warning adds an overnight threat without giving a fresh assessment of3:09those roads or buildings.3:11Law enforcement reported portions of State Road70 in Okeechobee City impassable at3:15eleven thirty six amperes.3:17A preliminary storm report issued at one fifty six p m records that impact.3:22It identifies an earlier flooding problem while leaving the affected road sections3:26and their reopening time unspecified.3:28The evening warning extends the scheduled threat overnight, but current road and3:32property conditions remain unclear.3:34Its latest operational status also hasn't been confirmed.3:37The next scheduled checkpoint is twelve thirty amperes.3:40M Monday, when it could end or be extended.3:44Drivers still need a current road assessment.3:46The safety advice is to avoid driving through flooded roads.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
