Special Weather Statement for Okeechobee, Coastal Indian River, Coastal St. Lucie and Inland Indian River, Florida, and 1 more area

Ended at 5:45 PM EST.

Issued by the National Weather Service in Melbourne at 5:15 PM EST, Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Places in the statement: Fellsmere, Fort Drum, Pointe West, Lakewood Park and Grovenor Estates.

Areas: Okeechobee; Coastal Indian River; Coastal St. Lucie; Inland Indian River; Inland St. Lucie.

The Weather Service's text

At 515 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Pointe West, or 10 miles southwest of Vero Beach South, moving northwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

What to do

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

Conditions are favorable for the development of brief funnel clouds. On rare occasions they can touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.