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Flash Flood Warning issued October 17 at 4:44PM EDT until October 17 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
Flash Flood Warning · Broward, FL; Palm Beach, FL. Severe; likely; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 17 October 2026 at 20:44 UTC
- First saved by us
- 17 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 17 October 2026
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- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Miami FL · Broward, FL; Palm Beach, FL
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 17 October 2026 at 21:15 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 17 October 2026 at 20:44 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 21:15 UTC
Archived official description
At 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Margate, Coconut Creek, Parkland, Godfrey Road, Mission Bay, Boca Pointe, Hamptons At Boca Raton, Boca Del Mar, Hillsboro Pines, Hillsboro Ranches, Sandalfoot Cove, Ramblewood East and South County Regional Park.
Instructions in this archived message
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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- Before
Flash Flood Warning issued October 17 at 4:19PM EDT until October 17 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
AfterFlash Flood Warning issued October 17 at 4:44PM EDT until October 17 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Miami FL
- Source updated
- Before
17 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 20:44 UTC
- Effective from
- Before
17 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 20:44 UTC
- Forecast onset
- Before
17 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC
After17 October 2026 at 20:44 UTC
- Message type
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- Official description
- Before
FFWMFL The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Broward County in southeastern Florida... Southern Palm Beach County in southeastern Florida... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 419 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Margate, Coconut Creek, Pa…AfterAt 444 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3.5 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Margate, Coconut Creek, Pa…
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b66b9ace2fc5f2d85abdcc67ea243116d5336a32.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.236a92d512fd8d82601a865e32f782e424183e40.001.1
Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 20:44 UTC
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First saved record · 17 October 2026 at 20:32 UTC
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Our first saved version of Flash Flood Warning issued October 17 at 4:19PM EDT until October 17 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Miami FL. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 17 October 2026 at 20:19 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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