WeatherWednesday, November 4
Clermont picked up 6.83 inches of rain as Brevard County flooded
The Daily Clermont team
If Clermont felt especially soggy lately, the numbers back you up: preliminary National Weather Service totals show 6.83 inches here. Rounds of heavy rain began Sunday, and Brevard County took the worst of it, with some areas seeing a 1-in-100-year flood.
Clermont's 6.83 inches fell well short of Grant-Valkaria's 23.69
Source: WKMG
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Grant-Valkaria | 23.69 in. |
| Palm Bay | 19.75 in. |
| Lake Harney | 8.44 in. |
| Eatonville | 7.43 in. |
| Clermont | 6.83 in. |
| Celebration | 5.46 in. |
Emergency management officials warned of "life-threatening" conditions across Central Florida. Lake County was under a flood watch Monday, along with Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties.
- Forecast: drier Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Brevard County schools: closed Nov. 2 and 3
- Brevard flood warning: in effect until 9:30 a.m. Tuesday
Melbourne set a new daily rainfall record Monday. We suggest staying off flooded roads, since floodwater can be deeper than it looks.
Melbourne's Monday rain beat its old daily record
- 11.51 inches
- fell in Melbourne, a new daily record
- 10.23 inches
- was the old all-time daily record, from September 2017
- 50.79 inches
- is what Melbourne typically gets in a year
Source: WFTV
Sources: WKMG, Florida Today, WFTV, WESH