Power Outage in Venus, FL

Tropical Storm. The highest wind reported in Highlands County was a gust to 43 mph at Sebring Regional Airport at 7:55 AM EST on November 10. Rainfall generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches with a maximum of 2.98 inches reported near Lake Wales. Approximately 500 customers experienced power outages. Minimal damage was reported.

November 10, 2022

Tornado. Severel power poles snapped just northwest of Arbuckel Creek RD and Highway 98 due to a brief tornado.

March 12, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. The Highlands County 911 call center reported widespread wind damage throughout the county, with numerous trees and power lines down.

March 20, 2018

Hurricane. In Highlands County, the highest wind reported from Hurricane Irma was a (3 second average) gust to 85 knots at Archbold Bio Station during the evening on the 10th. Elsewhere, the AWOS in Sebring registered a 5 second average gust to 75 knots. Rainfall was generally around 5 inches or greater, with the highest rain total being 10.31 inches at the CoCoRaHS station FL-HL-13 in Sebring. The wind resulted in damage to numerous homes, as well as knocking over trees and power lines. Highlands County Emergency Management reported that 144 homes or businesses were destroyed by Irma, 963 sustained major damage, 2408 had minor damage, and an additional 9623 were affected.||The total property damage from Highlands County was estimated at $360 million in individual assistance claims, most of which was estimated to be caused by wind damage. Additionally, crop damage to citrus plants in Highlands County was roughly estimated at $70 million.||There were four indirect fatalities from Irma in Highlands County. On the 9th, a 55 year old man fell off a ladder in Lake Placid while preparing his home. The man hit his head and died at a Tampa hospital on the 10th. A 56 year old man in Sebring collapsed while trimming trees on the 12th and died. The medical examiner determined that heart disease was the primary cause of death. A 62 year old man was found dead in his garage in Sebring on the 15th with a generator in the on position and out of gas. The medical examiner determined he died of carbon monoxide poisoning. A 23 year old man was electrocuted and died while trimming trees and clearing storm debris in Sebring on the 26th.

September 10, 2017

Thunderstorm Wind. Florida Department of Emergency Management relayed a report of a secondary roof pulled off of an older mobile home that downed a power line in Avon Park, along with a trampoline flipped over.

November 07, 2015