Okaloosa County

Alerts in effect

Alerts covering all or part of Okaloosa County.

• Special Marine Warningsevere

  St. Andrews Bay Waterways; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach out 20 NM; Waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Mexico Beach from 20 to 60 NM

  NWS Tallahassee FL · until Oct 2, 6:45 AM EDT

• Rip Current Statementmoderate

  Baldwin Coastal; Escambia Coastal; Santa Rosa Coastal; Okaloosa Coastal

  NWS Mobile AL · until Oct 5, 7:00 PM CDT

Outlook for the days ahead

• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 2: Slight (At Least 15%) until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 3: Slight (At Least 15%) until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 1: Marginal (At Least 5%) until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 1: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 2: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 3: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 4: no risk area over Okaloosa County until Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 5: no risk area over Okaloosa County until Oct 7, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

Rainfall forecast

• Day 1 (24 hours): highest in Okaloosa County, 1.5 to 1.75 inches issued Oct 2, 5:41 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–3 (72 hours): highest in Okaloosa County, 7 inches or more issued Oct 2, 5:53 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
• Days 1–7: highest in Okaloosa County, 10 inches or more issued Oct 2, 5:54 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center

River gauges

• Blackwater River (AL) near Baker
  NowNo flooding1.04 ftOct 2, 2:00 AM CDT
• Choctawhatchee Bay at Legion Park (in MHHW)
  NowNo flooding1.14 ftOct 2, 1:54 AM CDT
• Cinco Bayou (In MHHW)
  NowNo flooding1.7 ftOct 2, 1:54 AM CDT
• East Pass Destin (in MHHW)
  NowNo flooding1.27 ftOct 2, 1:54 AM CDT
• Eldredge Park (In MHHW)
  NowNo flooding1.45 ftOct 2, 1:54 AM CDT
• Fort Walton Beach (In MHHW)
  NowNo flooding0.98 ftOct 2, 1:54 AM CDT
• Juniper Creek at SH 85 Near Niceville
  NowOut of service
• Old Pass Lagoon at Destin (in MHHW)
  NowNo flooding1.28 ftOct 2, 1:54 AM CDT