Rivers in Florida

Fort Walton Beach (In MHHW)

Okaloosa County, FloridaNWS FBCF1Mobile office

Below flood stage
-0.12ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:54 PM CDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.00 ft
Moderate flood3.00 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.50 ft
  1. 9.00 ftUS 98 floods from Wright Parkway to Beal Parkway in Fort Walton Beach.
  2. 8.00 ftMany soundside structures in Fort Walton Beach begin to flood or have water surrounding them.
  3. 7.00 ftMany businesses north of US 98 on Okaloosa Island flood. Many structures north of Santa Rosa Blvd flood. Flooding spreads inland in Fort Walton Beach to include City Hall and up to Robinwood Drive.
  4. 6.00 ftMuch of Santa Rosa Blvd floods west of US 98. Homes on Tarpon Drive and Bluefish Drive are surrounded by water. Brooks Street begins to flood east of Walkedge Drive.
  5. 5.50 ftMuch of US 98 east of the bridge begins to flood.
  6. 5.00 ftHomes along Brooks Street from Hood Avenue to Bay Drive are surrounded by water. Parts of Santa Rosa Blvd west of US 98 begin to flood.
  7. 4.50 ftAll of Liza Jackson Park is flooded, Flooding begins on Coral Street near City Hall. Some soundside homes on Tarpon Drive and Bluefish Drive are surrounded by water.
  8. 4.00 ftUS 98 near Sound Park begins to flood. Soundside homes in Mary Esther become surrounded by water. Marler Park on Okaloosa Island begins to flood.
  9. 3.50 ftWater approaches the eastbound travel lanes of US 98 near Sound Park in Fort Walton Beach.
  10. 3.00 ftHomes at the end of Hood Avenue and Gilmore Court in Fort Walton Beach become surrounded by water. Parking lots of some business near City Hall become flooded.
  11. 2.50 ftLiza Jackson Park in Fort Walton Beach begins to flood. Water approaches the backyards of homes on the south facing shore in Mary Esther and Fort Walton Beach.
  12. 2.00 ftSome parking lots at the east end of the US 98 bridge begin to flood.
  13. 1.50 ftSome flooding of boat ramps and backyards on the north side of the sound begins.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.