Osceola County, Florida – The Osceola County Office of Natural Resources and the Office of Emergency Management will conduct a test of the Flood Alert Notification System on December 30, 2025, at 10 a.m.
The purpose is to test the County’s alerting capability for all residents and provide awareness of the flood threat. This year, all residents will be alerted, including the cities of Kissimmee and St. Cloud. This test is also part of the Community Rating System criteria, which brings lower flood insurance rates to the citizens.
Residents will receive a short telephone message. The message will state: “This is a test,” followed by information on what will occur if alerting is ever required. Since the system will only act upon phone numbers, not everyone will receive the test message. In the event of a real emergency, the system will use alternative methods and call all phone numbers.
The testing ensures the County has a viable way to notify residents through the County mass notification system known as Alert Osceola. The County has the capability to notify cell phones, activate the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and NOAA Weather Radios in real emergencies.
Text ALERTOsceola to 888777 to sign up for emergency notifications
For additional flood information, or questions, please contact the Office of Natural Resources 407-742-0625. For information about the test, go to Osceola.org and click on the “Flood Threat Notification” button or call 407-742-9000.
