Oct 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton moved ashore the west-central Florida coast as a category 3 hurricane on Oct 9 around 1930EST. The system continued slowly in an east-northeast trajectory across central Florida, becoming a category 1 hurricane before emerging into the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Canaveral. The outer rainbands of Milton overspread the Florida peninsula earlier in the day, leading to a prolific tornado outbreak across Okeechobee, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Osceola and Brevard counties with ove
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1221721). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mainland Southern Brevard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.