King tides and heavy winds close access to Florida beaches

FOX 35 Orlando's coastal coverage shows flooded neighborhoods, damaged beach infrastructure and warnings to stay out of the water.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 164,746 views a day, 111 times a normal first day on this channel (1,485).

King tides batter Central Florida; beaches on alert

A toll booth knocked over at Dunlawton Beach gives a concrete picture of the damage along Central Florida's coast. In FOX 35 Orlando's report, the effects extend beyond the sand: footage shows residential flooding in New Smyrna Beach and Port Orange.

Reporter Chris Lindsay describes significant erosion in Volusia County, with several beach accesses closed and water conditions worsening overnight. The warning he relays is direct: people are being urged to stay off the beach and out of the water, where rip currents pose a hazard.

Farther south in Brevard County, Esther Bower reports amid strong northeasterly winds. Her footage shows swaying palms, high water reaching the dunes and closed beach access points in Satellite Beach. Citing the National Weather Service forecast, she says high water levels are expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday morning.

The report, "King tides batter Central Florida; beaches on alert," drew roughly 87,000 views in nine hours, far beyond the station's usual start for a regular video. Another upload on the same coastal conditions also drew an unusually large early audience.

That companion report, "Florida king tides bring floods, beach erosion," brings in Florida International University coastal scientist Stephen Leatherman. His discussion with Johnny Jackson connects the tides, the Hunter's Moon and heavy winds, then turns to what developers and homebuyers should consider when choosing where to build or live along Florida's coast.

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The numbers

Both king-tide reports drew substantially more early views than FOX 35 Orlando's regular videos usually receive.

the video's first day

usual first day here

1,485

this video

164,746

subscribers

475,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

440,427,062

views per day

66,249

typical day: 148,003

the video

views

86,900

likes

147

comments

32

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

FOX 2 Detroit

506,000

FOX 32 Chicago

487,000

KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA

476,000

FOX 35 Orlando

475,000

NBC Chicago

457,000

FOX 29 Philadelphia

430,000

As of October 27, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.