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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 10:45 AM Oct. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida... Southeastern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida... * Until 845 AM CDT. * At 545 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in and around Destin and Okaloosa Island. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, Mary Esther, Ocean City, Lake Lorraine, Navarre, Shalimar, Cinco Bayou, Navarre Beach, Longwood, Eglin Village, Wynnehaven Beach, Postil, Harper, Seminole and Holley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
Flood Advisory
Issued: 9:48 AM Oct. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Southern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida... Southern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida... * WHEN...Until 700 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 447 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is already occurring in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Pace, Valparaiso, Gulf Breeze, Mary Esther, Bagdad, Ocean City, Lake Lorraine, Oriole Beach, Navarre, Shalimar, Cinco Bayou, Navarre Beach, Pea Ridge, Floridatown and Wynnehaven Beach. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 2:58 AM Oct. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Alabama, including the following areas, Baldwin Central, Baldwin Coastal, Baldwin Inland, Mobile Central, Mobile Coastal and Mobile Inland and northwest Florida, including the following areas, Escambia Coastal, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Coastal, Okaloosa Inland, Santa Rosa Coastal and Santa Rosa Inland. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Storm drains and ditches may become clogged with debris. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional heavy rainfall will be possible through the morning hours. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are expected with locally higher amounts of up to 5 inches possible. This may lead to flash flooding, especially in urban and poor drainage areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:48 AM Oct. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Shoal River near Crestview. * WHEN...From Monday evening to Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 8.5 feet, Water in yards on Sowel Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 5.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow evening to a crest of 8.4 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 8.4 feet on 04/26/2020. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood &&
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