· Most severe US alert · severe

Flood Warning, Lake, FL, Volusia, FL

Browse briefAn alert, not the event; certainty observed.weather.gov

Why this: The most severe alert among 38 the National Weather Service has in effect
Issued: 29 Oct 13:16 UTC · 1 h ago
Source: National Weather Service
Kind: ALERT

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