Oct 7, 2016
Major Hurricane Matthew moved northwest from the eastern tip to Cuba, reaching the extreme western coast of Grand Bahama Island during the evening of October 6 at Category 4 strength. The hurricane continued northwest and was centered approximately 55 miles east of Stuart at 2300LST. Matthew then paralleled the Florida coast, remaining just offshore as a Category 3 hurricane. The eye reached its closest point of approach to land, only 25 miles east of Cape Canaveral near 0800LST on October 7, an
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 719424). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Okeechobee County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.