Flash Flood Emergency declared for Palm Bay, Melbourne and West Melbourne
NWS Melbourne says 8 to 12 inches of rain have fallen and tells people in the area to move to higher ground now.
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- Rain today
- 7.74 in
- Humidity
- 99%
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- 30.12 inHg ↑ rising
Updated 8:42 AM ET
Our station's outlook (based on local readings, not an official forecast)
Flash Flood Warning in effect: rain and storms on radar near Brevard now. NWS Melbourne, until 10:00 AM ET.
Based on readings to 8:42 AM ET. Rules: 3- and 12-hour pressure change, wind shift and humidity/dew point trend. For official forecasts and warnings see the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
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Confirmed by: National Weather Service Melbourne, NWS Melbourne on X
Updates
- Brevard Emergency Management asked residents at 8:15 a.m. to limit water use, such as keeping showers short and running dishwashers only when full, because heavy rain and flooding can strain the wastewater system and lead to backups, according to its post.
The National Weather Service in Melbourne declared a Flash Flood Emergency for Palm Bay, Melbourne and West Melbourne at 7:56 a.m. Monday, calling it a particularly dangerous, life-threatening situation and telling people in the area to seek higher ground now, according to the NWS warning. The warning for southeastern Brevard runs until 9:45 a.m.
Radar and automated rain gauges showed 8 to 12 inches of rain had fallen, with 4 to 6 more inches possible, the weather service said. Places named in the warning include Palm Bay, Melbourne, West Melbourne, Malabar, Grant-Valkaria, Micco, Melbourne Village, June Park, the Melbourne airport area, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Melbourne Shores and Floridana Beach.
A Flash Flood Emergency is the weather service's most serious flood alert, used when severe threat to life and catastrophic damage from flooding are happening or imminent. In northern Brevard, a separate Flash Flood Warning for Titusville, Mims and Port St. John was extended until 10 a.m., according to the extended warning.
Brevard Emergency Management asked anyone who must be on the roads to drive slowly, said parts of I-95 may have standing water, and urged drivers never to drive through flooded roads. See our Flash Flood Warning story for how the morning unfolded.
Conditions change quickly. Check NWS Melbourne for the latest alerts, and see the weather service's flood safety tips.
Sources
- NWS Melbourne Flash Flood Warning with Flash Flood Emergency, southeastern Brevard (API), Nov. 2, 2026, 7:56 a.m. api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bc71fd7e92dcaebc56fd1243526b0e3dc4ee022.001.1
- NWS Melbourne on X: Flash Flood Emergency for Palm Bay, Melbourne and West Melbourne x.com/NWSMelbourne/status/2117239551114514468
- NWS Melbourne on X: move to higher ground now x.com/NWSMelbourne/status/2117240860152607138
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- NWS Melbourne Flash Flood Warning extension, northern Brevard (API), Nov. 2, 2026, 7:39 a.m. api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5cfeea54fa11e2c940f3cdc8a3805fcf588181f0.001.1
- Brevard EOC on X: road safety, 8 a.m. x.com/BrevardEOC/status/2117239146192196025
- NWS flood safety www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- NWS Melbourne www.weather.gov/mlb/
- Brevard EOC on X: limit water use, 8:15 a.m. x.com/BrevardEOC/status/2117245438629679331
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