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High Court Won’t Wade Into Florida’s Water Fight
WASHINGTON (CBS4) –The Supreme Court won’t force Florida water managers to get permits to pump contaminated water from farmland into Lake Okeechobee. The high court refused to hear an appeal from the...
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Drought Conditions Worsening Across Area
MIAMI (CBS4) – Florida carries the moniker of the Sunshine State, but as the winter dry season continues to move along; fire and drought conditions are deteriorating across the South Florida area....
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Key West Unseasonably Wet During Dry Season
MIAMI (CBS4) – While most of South Florida continues in a dry spell that could lead to water restrictions in the next few months, Key West is on the flip side experiencing heavy rainfall… at least for...
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Water Managers To Consider Tougher Restrictions
MIAMI (CBS4) – South Florida may be on the verge of tighter water restrictions as a record-breaking dry spell endures. The South Florida Water Management District will convene Thursday to decide...
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Reduced Rainfall Gives Rise To Water Restrictions
MIAMI – (CBS4) – Blame it on the rain or, in South Florida’s case, the lack of it. South Florida Water Management officials say the decline in rainfall caused them to issue a water shortage warning....
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Like It Hot? Records Could Fall Monday
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – We all know it’s dry. Now it’s getting hot in South Florida, hot enough to break records, as the cold fronts that made winter mostly pleasant are starting to become less...
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Rainy Season Can’t Start Soon Enough
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS4) – It’s going to take more than just a little rain to bring South Florida’s water-levels back to where they should be. The National Weather Service said Wednesday that the...
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Lake Okeechobee At Lowest Level In 4 Years
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS4) — The water level in Lake Okeechobee has fallen below 10 feet above sea level for the first time since 2007. The lake fell to 9.96 feet Saturday morning. It is just another...
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Low Lake Okeechobee Levels Concern Water Managers
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS4) — The water level in Lake Okeechobee has fallen below 10 feet above sea level for the first time since 2007. Today, the lake level stands at 9.89 feet above sea level which is...
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Despite Rain, Drought Continues In South Florida
WEST PALM BEACH (CBS4) – South Floridians may not like all the recent rain but it’s helping the state’s drought. Water managers say while South Florida does remain in drought conditions, the rainy...
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Weekend Storms Helped Raise Lake Okeechobee Levels
MIAMI (CBS4) – While many South Floridians cursed the recent heavy storms for ruining their weekend, officials with the Water Management District couldn’t be more thrilled. According to CBS4 News...
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Wet Weather Taking Toll On S. Florida
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – South Florida residents may have to call Noah for a ride if the rain doesn’t end soon. Plus, severe thunderstorms with high wind gusts and flooding rains are expected to hit...
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Rainy Season Officially Over
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – Rainy season didn’t want to go without one last hurrah. The storms that drowned South Florida also marked the ending of South Florida’s rainy season. Rainy season officially...
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October Rain Helps Water Levels At Lake Okeechobee
WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) — There is good news and not-so-good-news concerning Lake Okeechobee. October 2011, ranked the fourth-wettest October in 80 years of record-keeping in South Florida, helped...
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Cold Front Coming To South Florida
MIAMI (CBS4) – A cold front North of Lake Okeechobee is sliding down the peninsula towards South Florida and will usher in even cooler and drier air later today. Ahead of the front this morning we are...
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Abundant Rainfall Helping S. Fla. Water Problems
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – If you haven’t been to the Everglades in a while, you may be surprised to find that it’s filled with water. The recent rainfall has sent Lake Okeechobee up by three feet and nearly...
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Drought Conditions Worsen in March
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Hit and miss showers in the month of March did little to help our drought situation. And it may get worse before it gets better. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)...
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Florida’s “Big O” Ranked Second In Nation For Bass Fishing
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – If you’re itchin’ to go freshwater fishin’ this summer and wonder where you’ll have the best luck? Just head to the “Big O”. Lake Okeechobee came in second on Bassmaster magazine’s...
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Drought Conditions Ease Over South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – While the heavy rains in June were problematic for anyone hoping to do a lot of outdoor activities, it did bring much needed drought relief to Lake Okeechobee. According to...
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Gator Bites Teen’s Arm Off
MOORE HAVEN (CBSMiami) – A Southwest Florida teenager is recovering in a Ft. Myers hospital after an alligator bit off the kids’ right arm below the elbow. Kaleb Langdale, 17, lost his arm to the gator...
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