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Okeechobee flash flooding

  1. Update 2 of 2LatestDay 112 hours later

    Okeechobee flood warning stretches past midnight after 5–9 inches reported

    An evening Flood Warning carried southeastern Okeechobee County’s threat into Monday. Earlier highway and building impacts still lack a current assessment.

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    Earliest sourceNational Weather Service

    What changed

    • The alert account relays law-enforcement reports of 3–6 inches already fallen, with up to 2 more inches possible. Its Flash Flood Warning deadline was 2:15 p.m.
    • The afternoon account reports 4–7 inches fallen and another 2–3 inches possible, with a Flash Flood Warning scheduled through 4:15 p.m.
    • The evening Flood Warning reports 5–9 inches fallen and up to 1 additional inch possible, with a scheduled expiration of 12:30 a.m. Monday.

    Still open then

    • Current road and building conditions, exact affected highway segments, a final rainfall total and any injury or death count remain unverified. No verified evacuation, shelter opening or emergency declaration is established here.

    We said we'd watch for

    • The next scheduled checkpoint is 12:30 a.m. EST November 2: whether the warning ends, is extended or is replaced—and, separately, whether affected roads and properties have recovered.

  2. Update 1 of 2Day 1

    Okeechobee flooding blocks parts of SR 70 and U.S. 441, with no reopening time

    Law enforcement reports impassable highway sections and water entering structures, but exact closure locations, detours and reopening times remain unverified.

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    Earliest sourcePlanet Briefing

    What we knew first

    • A Flash Flood Warning is issued through 1:15 p.m.; the excerpt describes radar-indicated heavy rain and 2 to 3 inches already fallen.
    • The warning account reports impassable highway sections, water entering structures and 3 to 5 inches of rain.

Who reported

Who reported

20 outlets · 43 sources

10 of 20 had reported by this moment

Timeline

Timeline

Day 1 · 2 reports

  2. The warning account reports impassable highway sections, water entering structures and 3 to 5 inches of rain.

  3. The alert account relays law-enforcement reports of 3–6 inches already fallen, with up to 2 more inches possible. Its Flash Flood Warning deadline was 2:15 p.m.

  4. The flash flood warning’s scheduled expiration—not a confirmed end to flooding or road disruption.

  5. The afternoon account reports 4–7 inches fallen and another 2–3 inches possible, with a Flash Flood Warning scheduled through 4:15 p.m.

  6. The evening Flood Warning reports 5–9 inches fallen and up to 1 additional inch possible, with a scheduled expiration of 12:30 a.m. Monday.

Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

  • National Weather ServiceU.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Places

  • Okeechobee
Okeechobee flood warning stretches past midnight after 5–9 inches reported