A broad low-pressure system produced historic rainfall and widespread flooding across Central and South Florida beginning October 31, with the most catastrophic impacts concentrated along the Space Coast and Treasure Coast. Southern Brevard County, including Palm Bay, West Melbourne, Malabar, and Grant-Valkaria, received roughly 16–22 inches of rain in about a day, prompting a National Weather Service Flash Flood Emergency as homes flooded, roads washed out, sinkholes formed, vehicles became stranded, and hundreds of residents required rescue or evacuation; some observations exceeded 20 inches and parts of the event were characterized as approximately a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall. National Weather Service St. Lucie County also experienced extensive residential and roadway flooding, opened shelters for displaced residents, and Port St. Lucie documented dozens of road closures, while West Palm Beach recorded 11.67 inches over November 1–2 and the governor reported more than 19 inches in 12 hours in parts of Palm Beach County. C ity of Port St. Lucie Florida expanded its state of emergency on November 4 to 14 counties, and flooding remains an ongoing concern because the St. Johns River near Cocoa was at 16.7 feet Wednesday morning—above its 16.0-foot flood stage—with major flooding forecast later this week. Florida Disaster The St. Johns basin has experienced major prolonged flooding before, notably after Hurricanes Irma in 2017 and Ian in 2022, when river flooding persisted and record crests occurred at multiple gauges.
Grace Church Melbourne is an active Church serving the community and providing resources. We are asking for volunteers to signup to help manage the relief distribution at the church and muck out homes.
Structured data for this disaster: https://app.servesource.org/api/apps/695c704f24f26045c4d0f1c0/functions/publicDisasterData?disaster=east-central-florida-flooding-october-2026
Full page: https://app.servesource.org/DisasterDetail?disaster=east-central-florida-flooding-october-2026