Florida Severe Flood Warning | Effective 10/09/2026 19:00

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued October 9 at 9:00PM CDT until October 13 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 9, 2026 - 7:00pm
Expires: 
October 10, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in Florida... Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa County. For the Shoal River...including Crestview...Minor flooding is forecast. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Shoal River near Crestview. * WHEN...From Saturday morning to Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, some flooding of trailers north of the Okaloosa Correctional Institute. Water surrounds home on Sowel Road. At 8.0 feet, minor flooding of low lying areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 5.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 10.5 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description: 
Okaloosa, FL
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mobile AL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov