NWS Miami FLCF.W 0001October 26, 2026
Coastal Flood Warning: Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County, FL
The National Weather Service office in Miami issued a coastal flood warning for Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County in Florida, in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on October 28. It was the 1st coastal flood warning the NWS office in Miami issued in 2026. Florida had 5 coastal flood warnings in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's coastal flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 3 days
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Miami FL
- Area
- Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:20 a.m. EDT, October 26, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 26, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, October 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMFL CF.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Coastal Flood Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, moderate coastal flooding. For the Coastal Flood Warning, significant coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Broward County and Coastal Miami Dade County. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Wednesday evening. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 AM EDT early this morning. For the Coastal Flood Warning, until 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
What the agency told people to do
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.