Eli Morning Brief: Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026
Major flooding is forecast on the St. Johns River near Cocoa, a High Rip Current Risk runs through Monday night, no Cape launches today, and recounts start Tuesday in two Brevard races.
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In this Morning Brief: the National Weather Service in Melbourne says a Flood Warning continues for the St. Johns River near Cocoa, where moderate flooding is happening and the river is forecast to reach major flood stage over the next couple of days. Never drive through flooded roads.
Otherwise, it's sunny today with a high near 82. At the beaches, a High Rip Current Risk runs through late Monday night, so please stay out of the ocean.
There are no launches from the Cape today. The next one listed is a ULA Vulcan carrying Amazon Leo satellites on Friday, Nov. 13. Machine recounts in the state House District 33 and Cape Canaveral City Council races start at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Melbourne, according to the Brevard County Supervisor of Elections. FDOT says overnight lane closures on I-95 between S.R. 46 and S.R. 50 run 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday night through Thursday; check FL511.
Sources: NWS Melbourne, Brevard County Supervisor of Elections, FDOT and The Space Coast Wire. Conditions were current as of early Sunday morning, Nov. 8. Check NWS Melbourne at weather.gov/mlb for the latest.
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