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Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Melbourne, FL

August 22, 2026Volusia County, Florida

NWS Melbourne, FL issued this flash flood warning at Aug 22, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 2 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2026, 7:32 PM EDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2026, 9:55 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Melbourne, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Volusia County, FL

The radar

The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 22, 8:11 PM EDTFLOOD1 Ne Daytona Bch Intl A, FLCorrects previous flash flood report from 1 NE Daytona Bch Intl Apt. A member of the public reported Flash Flooding in Daytona Beach near Embry-Riddle along Clyde Morris Blvd, Richard Petty Blvd, and Bellevue Ave. Photos show several inches of rain over the ro
Aug 22, 8:11 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Ne Daytona Bch Intl A, FLA member of the public reported Flash Flooding in Daytona Beach near Embry-Riddle along Clyde Morris Blvd, Richard Petty Blvd, and Bellevue Ave. Photos show several inches of rain over the road.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Jacksonville, FL (KJAX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1162 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Jacksonville, FL at 12:00Z on 2026-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1162 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-38 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
870 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

464 
WGUS52 KMLB 222332
FFWMLB
FLC127-230230-
/O.NEW.KMLB.FF.W.0003.260822T2332Z-260823T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
732 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  North Central Volusia County in east central Florida...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 732 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Daytona Beach, Port Orange, South Daytona, Holly Hill, Daytona
  Beach Shores, Daytona Beach Airport, Daytona International
  Speedway, Spruce Creek, Allandale, Wilbur By The Sea and
  Samsula-Spruce Creek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 2928 8103 2929 8102 2925 8099 2915 8094
      2902 8106 2911 8118

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Fehling
1 follow-up statement
567 
WGUS72 KMLB 230155
FFSMLB

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
955 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

FLC127-230205-
/O.CAN.KMLB.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260823T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Volusia FL-
955 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH CENTRAL VOLUSIA
COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 2926 8104 2929 8102 2926 8100 2919 8096
      2915 8094 2902 8106 2911 8118

$$

Fehling

The office that day

Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB58 min
Aug 21, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia27 min
Aug 21, 9:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB35 min
Aug 22, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee28 min
Aug 22, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBOkeechobee33 min
Aug 22, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB54 min
Aug 22, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard31 min
Aug 22, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB58 min
Aug 22, 5:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBBrevard31 min
Aug 22, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB54 min
Aug 22, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBSeminole27 min
Aug 22, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB62 min
Aug 22, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB36 min
Aug 22, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia37 min
Aug 22, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB64 min
Aug 22, 6:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMLBVolusia32 min
Aug 22, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB57 min
Aug 22, 7:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningMLB47 min
Aug 22, 7:12 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMLBVolusia2 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.