Emergency & Weather

Weather Coverage for DeLand (NWS Melbourne)

DeLand is covered by the National Weather Service Melbourne, FL forecast office (WFO MLB). The NWS public forecast zone for the city is FLZ041 (Inland Volusia) and the county alert zone is FLC127 (Volusia County). These codes drive the api.weather.gov alert and forecast endpoints. Verified live via api.weather.gov point lookup for DeLand coordinates (29.0283, -81.3031).

Key facts

NWS forecast office: Melbourne, FL (gridId MLB) — https://www.weather.gov/mlb/
Forecast zone: FLZ041 (Inland Volusia)
County zone: FLC127 (Volusia County)
Fire weather zone: FLZ041
Point metadata endpoint: https://api.weather.gov/points/29.0283,-81.3031

Official links

NWS Melbourne office api.weather.gov point lookup for DeLand Active alerts for Inland Volusia (FLZ041)

Who to call

Emergency (police/fire/medical)

Life-threatening emergencies

DeLand Police Department (non-emergency dispatch)

Non-emergency police matters within DeLand city limits

DeLand Police Department (administrative)

DeLand PD administrative line

Volusia Sheriff's Office non-emergency (West Volusia)

Non-emergency sheriff dispatch for West Volusia including the DeLand area (386-943-VCSO)

Volusia County Emergency Management

Emergency management main line (preparedness questions, evacuation zones)

Volusia County Emergency Management (AlertVolusia questions)

Questions about AlertVolusia signup

Volusia County Citizens Information Hotline

Activated only during emergencies; shelter openings and storm info (TDD 386-248-1792)

Duke Energy Florida outage reporting

Report power outages and downed lines; also text OUT to 57801

Florida Poison Control

Poison emergencies and questions, 24/7/365

211 Volusia-Flagler (First Call For Help)

Community services info and referral, 24/7/365; alternate 386-253-0563; operated by United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties

Volusia County general information

County general line, 8am-5pm Mon-Fri

Source: api.weather.gov · Last verified Jul 1, 2026