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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Mobile, AL
NWS Mobile, AL issued this river flood warning at May 25, 2026, 8:38 PM CDT for Okaloosa County, Florida. It took effect at May 26, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2026, 8:38 PM CDT (01:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2026, 9:13 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Mobile, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Okaloosa County, FL
The radar
The Eglin Afb radar (KEVX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Shoal River near Crestview (CRVF1). The gauge peaked at 7.55 ft at May 28, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 8 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02369000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
701
WGUS44 KMOB 260138
FLWMOB
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
838 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...The National Weather Service in Mobile AL has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Florida...
Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa County.
For the Shoal River...including Crestview...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on
the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.
&&
FLC091-270145-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FL.W.0019.260527T0430Z-260529T0300Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.260527T0430Z.260527T1800Z.260528T2100Z.NO/
838 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO LATE THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Shoal River near Crestview.
* WHEN...From Tuesday evening to late Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas.
At 8.5 feet, Water in yards on Sowel Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 5.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow evening to a crest of 8.8 feet early Wednesday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3078 8650 3078 8649 3069 8653 3069 8663
3070 8663 3070 8655
$$4 follow-up statements
477
WGUS84 KMOB 261517
FLSMOB
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1017 AM CDT Tue May 26 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in
Florida...
Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa County.
For the Shoal River...including Crestview...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on
the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.
&&
FLC091-271530-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0019.260527T1600Z-260529T0900Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.260527T1600Z.260528T1200Z.260529T0300Z.NO/
1017 AM CDT Tue May 26 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Shoal River near Crestview.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to early Friday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 8 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas.
At 8.5 feet, Water in yards on Sowel Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 8.5 feet Thursday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday
evening.
- Flood stage is 8 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3078 8650 3078 8649 3069 8653 3069 8663
3070 8663 3070 8655
$$
BB510
WGUS84 KMOB 270225
FLSMOB
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
925 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida...
Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa County.
For the Shoal River...including Crestview...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
&&
FLC091-280230-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0019.260528T0600Z-260528T1800Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.260528T0600Z.260528T0600Z.260528T1200Z.NO/
925 PM CDT Tue May 26 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Shoal River near Crestview.
* WHEN...From late Wednesday night to early Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 6.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.0
feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood
stage Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3078 8650 3078 8649 3069 8653 3069 8663
3070 8663 3070 8655
$$355
WGUS84 KMOB 271633
FLSMOB
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
1133 AM CDT Wed May 27 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following river in
Florida...
Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa County.
For the Shoal River...including Crestview...Minor flooding is
forecast.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on
the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations.
The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
&&
FLC091-280445-
/O.EXT.KMOB.FL.W.0019.260528T1200Z-260528T1800Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.260528T1200Z.260528T1200Z.260528T1200Z.NO/
1133 AM CDT Wed May 27 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Shoal River near Crestview.
* WHEN...From Thursday morning to Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is N/A.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.0 feet
tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3078 8650 3078 8649 3069 8653 3069 8663
3070 8663 3070 8655
$$179
WGUS84 KMOB 280213
FLSMOB
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
913 PM CDT Wed May 27 2026
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Florida...
Shoal River Near Crestview affecting Okaloosa County.
FLC091-280315-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FL.W.0019.260528T1200Z-260528T0213Z/
/CRVF1.1.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
913 PM CDT Wed May 27 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Shoal River Near Crestview.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.5 feet.
- Bankfull stage is N/A.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.6 feet
just after midnight tonight.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
&&
LAT...LON 3078 8650 3078 8649 3069 8653 3069 8663
3070 8663 3070 8655
$$What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 25, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Issued at 646 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
- Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall leading to possible flash flooding will occur through at least Tuesday.
- HIGH Risk for Rip Currents through at least Thursday for coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mobile AL
653 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...New UPDATE, AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 646 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
- Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall leading to possible flash
flooding will occur through at least Tuesday.
- HIGH Risk for Rip Currents through at least Thursday for
coastal Alabama and northwest Florida beaches.
&&
.UPDATE...
Issued at 646 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
The bulk of the convection has moved out of the area with light to
moderate rain showers persisting across the southern and eastern
portions of the area at this hour. An early glance at the
probabilistic guidance indicates that patchy fog (potentially
dense fog) is possible in the pre-dawn hours across southeast
Mississippi on Tuesday. However, given today's heavy rainfall
area-wide, patchy fog could develop across the rest of our area as
well (confidence remains low). Still anticipate yet another round
of storms developing early Tuesday morning with heavy rainfall
being the predominant threat. 07/mb
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 306 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
KMOB and KEVX radars are detecting numerous to widespread showers
with embedded isolated to scattered thunderstorms across our
coastal area and the Gulf. Radar precipitation estimates and
surface observations are showing between 1.5 to 3.0 inches have
fallen across our coastal communities within the past 12 hours,
with up to 5 inches for western Stone county MS, where a Flash
Flood Warning remains in effect. These values taper off further
inland as the deeper convection wanes and rainfall rates drop.
Several banding features over the Gulf associated with an upper
shortwave being depicted on the current synoptic overview will
continue to move northward over the northwest Florida into south
central Alabama through late evening bringing an additional 1 to 3
inches of rain (locally higher) to those areas. Some of the CAMs
are hinting at an additional band of storms possibly developing
further to west over interior southeast Mississippi and southwest
Alabama late this afternoon into early evening bringing an
additional 1 to 2 inches of rain.
Overall, this large shield of precipitation will taper off by mid
to late evening before redevelopment occurs late tonight through
Tuesday morning as the next wave we are monitoring over the north
central Gulf bring another round of widespread showers and
scattered thunderstorms to our entire forecast area through
afternoon Tuesday afternoon. The Flash Flood Watch for all of our
zones remains in effect through Tuesday evening. We will continue
to focus our key messaging on the potential of flash flooding our
warning area remains under a Slight Risk of rainfall exceeding
flash flood guidance through through Tuesday. Heavy rainfall is
possible with additional widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4
inches, locally as high as 6 inches as PWATs hover above 2 inches.
Instances of flash flooding will occur where banding and
prolonged training of thunderstorms with high precipitation rates
occur.
Beach Forecast - The risk for rip currents will remain HIGH
through at least Thursday for the coastal Alabama and northwest
Florida beaches. Offshore storms will only act to amplify the surf
and rip currents each day. /22
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 646 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
Showers continue to slide north along the coast at this hour and
will impact all TAF sites over the next 2 hours or so. Ceilings
will fall into the MVFR to IFR range late this evening, but
visibility should remain VFR at the terminals. Patchy fog is
possible across southeast Mississippi in the pre-dawn hours on
Tuesday, but should remain north of the terminals. Another round
of showers and storms is expected early Tuesday through much of
the day. 07/mb
&&
.MARINE...
Issued at 306 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
Light to moderate onshore flow will persist throughout the week.
Seas will generally be 3 to 4 feet through midweek, occasionally
to 5 feet near thunderstorms. Significant restrictions to
visibility due to periods of heavy rain and locally higher winds
will occur near thunderstorms. /22
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Mobile 71 81 72 85 / 50 90 30 60
Pensacola 74 81 74 84 / 60 80 50 40
Destin 75 83 75 84 / 70 70 60 40
Evergreen 70 80 70 85 / 60 90 30 80
Waynesboro 69 81 70 85 / 50 90 30 90
Camden 68 78 69 84 / 60 90 30 80
Crestview 70 82 70 87 / 60 80 50 50
&&
.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...Flood Watch through Tuesday evening for ALZ051>060-261>266.
High Rip Current Risk through Friday morning for ALZ265-266.
FL...Flood Watch through Tuesday evening for FLZ201>206.
High Rip Current Risk through Friday morning for FLZ202-204-206.
MS...Flood Watch through Tuesday evening for MSZ067-075-076-078-079.
GM...None.
&&In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 25, 3:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
357 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
FLZ206-252115-
Okaloosa Coastal FL-
357 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OKALOOSA COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM CDT...
At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles east of Destin, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Okaloosa County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3040 8630 3042 8631 3038 8633 3039 8633
3040 8639 3038 8640 3038 8644 3054 8644
3053 8640 3046 8639 3046 8635 3048 8633
3047 8630 3048 8628 3040 8628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 184DEG 14KT 3043 8639
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPHLocal storm report, May 25, 6:26 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
626 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM Marine Tstm Wind 2 WNW Gulf Breeze 30.37N 87.21W
05/25/2026 M39 MPH GMZ634 FL Mesonet
Wind gust to 34 knots at Fair Point Light 2.
This data is provided by WeatherFlow
Networks.
&&Local storm report, May 25, 6:36 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
636 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0210 PM Marine Tstm Wind 8 E Gulf Breeze 30.36N 87.04W
05/25/2026 M40 MPH GMZ634 FL Mesonet
Wind gust to 35 knots at Santa Rosa Sound
DB127. This data is provided by WeatherFlow
Networks.
&&Local storm report, May 25, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Mobile AL
657 PM CDT Mon May 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM Waterspout 6 NE Destin 30.47N 86.43W
05/25/2026 Okaloosa FL Law Enforcement
Walton County Sheriff's Office reported
storm damage just north of Choctawhatchee
Bay along the Okaloosa/Walton County line.
&&Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.