Madison County Emergency Management

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

⚠️🌊 FLOOD WATER SAFETY REMINDER 🌊⚠️

Floodwaters can be extremely dangerous and contaminated. As storms bring heavy rain and flooding, please take these important precautions to protect yourself and your family!

🚗 TURN AROUND, DON’T DROWN! ❌ Never drive through flooded roads. Moving water can sweep vehicles away or cause them to stall.

🦠 AVOID CONTACT WITH FLOODWATER Floodwaters may contain harmful bacteria and viruses. Avoid wading through standing water, especially if you have cuts or open wounds.

🧼 PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE Wash your hands with soap and clean water for at least 20 seconds. If floodwater contacts a wound, clean it thoroughly with soap and safe water.

💧 DRINKING WATER SAFETY If your tap water may be contaminated, follow local health advisories. Boil water at a rolling boil for at least one minute when advised, or use an approved disinfection method.

📢 Stay alert, follow official safety guidance, and share this message to help protect your community!

📞 Florida State Assistance Information Line: 1-800-342-3557 🌐 FloridaDisaster.org

10/10/2026

⚠️ **FLASH FLOOD WARNING – BIG BEND FLORIDA** ⚠️

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a **Flash Flood Warning until 2:45 AM EDT** for the following counties:

📍 Jefferson County 📍 Madison County 📍 Taylor County

🌧️ Doppler radar indicates thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall across the warned area, with flash flooding already occurring or expected to begin shortly.

🚨 **POTENTIAL IMPACTS:** Flash flooding may affect small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, and other low-lying areas with poor drainage.

⚠️ **SAFETY REMINDER:** Never drive through flooded roads! Turn around, don't drown. Stay alert, avoid flooded areas, and monitor updates from the National Weather Service.

📢 Please share this alert to help keep friends, family, and neighbors safe!

10/09/2026

Please see announcement regarding solid waste site closures for tomorrow.

10/09/2026

🌀 HURRICANE ISAIAS UPDATE | OCTOBER 9 3PM

Madison County Emergency Management continues to monitor Hurricane Isaias as it makes landfall. Our primary concerns here are tornadoes through this evening, overnight, and into tomorrow, along with heavy rainfall and possible flooding.

🌪️ Madison County is under a TORNADO WATCH until 9 PM tonight. A watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop. If a warning is issued for your location, move immediately to a small interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, away from windows.

The tornado threat may continue beyond the current watch period, so keep weather alerts enabled and have multiple ways to receive warnings overnight and Saturday.

🌧️ Much of Madison County is included in the excessive rainfall risk area. Repeated heavy rainbands could cause flooding, especially in low-lying areas and places with poor drainage. A Flood Watch remains in effect through 8 PM Saturday. Never drive through flooded roads.

Keep phones charged, review your safe place with your family, and stay weather aware. We will continue posting updates as conditions change.

10/09/2026

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TONIGHT 10/9/2026

Madison County is under a Tornado Watch until 9:00 PM tonight. A watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes to develop. Stay weather aware and be prepared to act quickly!

📱 Keep your phone charged and have multiple ways to receive weather alerts.
🏠 Identify your safe place—an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building, away from windows.
⚠️ If a Tornado Warning is issued for your area, take shelter immediately.

Madison County Emergency Management will continue to monitor conditions and share updates. Stay alert and stay safe!

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

5PM NWS Update. Madison County was added to the Flood Watch.

10/08/2026

🌀 ISAIAS UPDATE 3PM | OCTOBER 8th
Madison County Emergency Management continues to monitor Hurricane Isaias. The forecast track remains similar to previous updates, with landfall expected in the western Florida Panhandle Friday evening into early Saturday.

Madison County is NOT under any watches or warnings. However, we could still experience impacts away from the storm’s center.

Our primary concerns are heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and the potential for tornadoes, especially on Saturday. We will experience windy conditions Friday and rain moving in Friday afternoon. The tornado threat could begin late Friday evening, so make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts, including overnight. We are in the marginal zone for excessive rainfall on Saturday.

Our partners at WeatherStem have made a storm tracking tool available for our community. You can use it to follow Hurricane Isaias here:
https://isaias.weatherstem.com/me

We will continue posting updates as new information becomes available. Stay prepared and weather aware!

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