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Due to the extremely dry conditions, a burn ban has been imposed county wide till further notice. This includes the city of Okeechobee. For more information contact Okeechobee County Fire Rescue, Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM at 863-763-5544. 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 All Hazards Guide for Okeechobee County 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 (05/07/2012 - 05/13/2012) May 7, 2012 This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30% May 8, 2012 Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tuesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. May 9, 2012 Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. May 10, 2012 Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph. May 11, 2012 Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. May 12, 2012 Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. May 13, 2012 Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. East 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