Flood Advisory for Martin, FL; St. Lucie, FL
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Minor
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Likely
What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Martin County in east central Florida... Southeastern St. Lucie County in east central Florida... When: Until 545 PM EST.
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Full official description
Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Martin County in east central Florida... Southeastern St. Lucie County in east central Florida... * WHEN...Until 545 PM EST. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 352 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Walton, Stuart, Indiantown, Jupiter Island, Palm City, Port Salerno, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound, Sewall's Point, Witham Field, North River Shores, Hobe Sound Beach, Nettles Island, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Ocean Breeze Park, Rio, Hobe Sound Wildlife Refuge, Waveland and Hutchinson Island South. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Flood Advisory issued November 1 at 3:52PM EST until November 1 at 5:45PM EST by NWS Melbourne FL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Melbourne FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
- CAP status
- Actual
- Message type
- Alert
- Last collected