NWS Melbourne FLFF.W 0005September 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Okeechobee, FL
The National Weather Service office in Melbourne issued a flash flood warning for Okeechobee in Florida, which was in force until 10:00 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 5th flash flood warning the NWS office in Melbourne issued in 2026. Florida had 8 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 10 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Florida's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Melbourne FL
- Area
- Okeechobee
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:04 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 p.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMLB FF.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWMLB The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Okeechobee County in east central Florida... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Treasure Island, Okeechobee, Four Seasons Estates and Taylor Creek.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.