November Flooding rainfall event

STATE OF EMERGENCY
Highlands County is included in Florida's state of emergency declaration.
The Board of County Commissioners approved a local state of emergency.

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SCHOOLS
All Highlands County public schools are open as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.
All South Florida State College campuses are open as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026.

NATURE PRESERVE
11/4/26 - The Sun 'n Lake Preserve is open to the public.

Local road closures (Roads that have been repaired and re-opened to traffic will be marked):
• Abell Road, Lake Placid - washed out - CLOSED
• Arbuckle Creek Road, Sebring - repairs on shoulders to prevent roadway from eroding - PASSABLE WITH HAZARDS 
• South Hammock Road from Highlands Hammock State Park to Parnell (graded portion), Sebring - PASSABLE WITH HAZARDS 
• Lafayette Ave, Sebring - REOPENED 
• Medina Way, Sebring - REOPENED 
• Arbuckle Creek Road at Maxcy Road, Sebring - REOPENED 
• Arbuckle Creek Road, Sebring – from Hart Road to Rafter T Ranch Road - REOPENED 
• Vaughn Road at CR 635, Sebring - REOPENED 
• Hammock Road at CR 635, Sebring - REOPENED 
• Floral Drive between U.S. 98 to Valencia Road, Sebring - REOPENED 
• Spring Lake Boulevard, Sebring – from U.S. 98 to Honeysuckle Drive - REOPENED 
• Balboa Boulevard, Sebring – from Sun ‘n Lake Boulevard to Granada Avenue - REOPENED
• Washington Boulevard NE at Draycott Avenue, Lake Placid - REOPENED 
• Hallmark Avenue and Lotus Street, Lake Placid - REOPENED
• Elliot Road at Ewing Drive, Sebring - REOPENED
• Lakeside Drive West at South Canal Drive, Sebring - REOPENED 
• N C Hill Road, Avon Park - REOPENED 
• North Lake Avenue, Avon Park - REOPENED
• Letita Drive, Sebring - REOPENED
• North Townsend Road, Avon Park - REOPENED

SAND IS STILL AVAILABLE
Sand for sandbags is available at (must bring shovel): 
• Sebring: South George Boulevard just north of the Emergency Operations Center 
• Avon Park: Intersection of Old Bombing Range Road, County Road 17A and Isabelle Lake Road 
• Lake Placid: Intersection of County Road 621, County Road 619 and Highlands Lake Drive

11/3/26 PRECINCT 20 VOTERS
UPDATE FROM THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS: 
Under emergency order covered by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order, EO 26-227, given the flooding conditions and power outage at precinct 20 in Spring Lake, precinct 20 will be moved from its normal location at the community center at 209 Spring Lake Blvd., Sebring, 33876, to the Penny Ogg Operations Center, 4504 Kenilworth Blvd., Sebring, 33870. 
All registered voters from precinct 20 may go to the Penny Ogg Operations Center between 7 am and 7 pm to vote in Tuesday’s general election.




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