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The following information is for your use, in preparing for a disaster, during a disaster, and after a disaster. Should a disaster strike Okeechobee County we must be prepared for events caused by nature and/or humans. The warning to us may be days as with a hurricane or with no warning at all as with an industrial accident which would require an immediate evacuation of a particular area within the county, or the whole county. Emergency information will be broadcast on local radio and television stations. The radio stations are WOKC-FM 100.9, WOKC-AM 1570, and WWFR-FM 91.7 in Okeechobee, WQCS-FM 88.9 in Fort Pierce, and WAFC-FM 100.5 in Clewiston. The television stations are Channels 5 and 25 from West Palm Beach, and the local cable station. Any organization which would like to have a presentation by the Okeechobee County Emergency Management Office concerning hurricanes, tornados, flooding, terrorism, hazardous materials or Disaster Preparedness in general should call Mitch Smeykal at (863) 763-3212.

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Okeechobee Emergency Management now available on Twitter and Facebook! County residents and officials can now receive real-time situation reports produced by Okeechobee Emergency Management online via the worldwide web service Twitter: www.twitter.com/okeechobeeeoc They can also view pictures and updates about activities on our new Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Okeechobee-FL/Okeechobee-EOC/299045025237



Daily Florida Division of Emergency Management Briefing now available on YouTube Residents and emergency officials can now receive daily situation reports produced by the Florida Division of Emergency Management online via the worldwide web service YouTube, keywords: "Florida SERT" available at http://www.youtube.com/FloridaSERT

The 2010-2011 All Hazards Guide for Okeechobee County 2010-2011 All-Hazards Guide This guide is an excellent resource for Okeechobee Citizens to assist with preparing for disasters. It is available in English and Spanish around the county or at the Emergency Operations Center.

WEATHER OUTLOOK (01/24/2012 - 01/30/2012) Jan, 24 2012 Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Special Space Weather Statement - The radiation storm that began early this morning has continued to rise very slowly throughout the day but has remained at the S3 (Strong) level. It should be at or near its peak and is expected to begin to decrease soon. We are still awaiting the arrival of the Coronal Mass Ejection which is still expected at about 9am EST (1400 GMT) on Tuesday. The SWPC forecast is for Moderate (G2) level geomagnetic storming with G3 levels possible. Jan 25, 2012 Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming east southeast between 5 and 10 mph. Wednesday Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Jan 26, 2012 Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 10 and 15 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Jan 27, 2012 Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west. Friday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Jan 28, 2012 Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph. Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph. Jan 29, 2012 Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Jan 30, 2012 Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Click here to see the current watches and warnings issued for Florida Click here to view the Rip Current Forecast Click here to view the Fire Weather Forecast