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Okaloosa County weather alerts

1 advisory is in effect for Okaloosa County, FL. The most serious is a frost advisory.

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,527 alerts that included Okaloosa County, roughly 153 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (272 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on May 25, 2026. 105 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.

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Active alerts for Okaloosa County

Frost Advisory

Escambia; Covington; Mobile Inland; Baldwin Inland; Escambia Inland; Santa Rosa Inland; Okaloosa Inland; Perry; GreeneUntil · NWS Mobile AL

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST SUNDAY

Full alert text
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 to 37 will result in frost
formation.

* WHERE...In Alabama, Covington, Escambia, Baldwin Inland, and Mobile
Inland Counties. In Florida, Escambia Inland, Okaloosa Inland, and
Santa Rosa Inland Counties. In Mississippi, Greene and Perry
Counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Map data: NWS, OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap

Recent alerts in Okaloosa County

IssuedAlertArea
Nov 14, 10:28 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryEscambia; Covington; Mobile Inland; Baldwin Inland; Escambia Inland; Santa Rosa Inland; Okaloosa Inland; Perry; Greene

Okaloosa County alert history

Alert events that included Okaloosa County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.

Alert type2016–20252026Last issued
Severe Thunderstorm Warning27216August 21, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory24819November 6, 2026
Flood Advisory21519October 5, 2026
Wind Advisory1135October 17, 2026
Flood Warning10111October 10, 2026
Heat Advisory9315August 21, 2026
Tornado Watch878October 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning659October 10, 2026
Tornado Warning571May 25, 2026
Flood Watch444October 9, 2026
Coastal Flood Advisory324October 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Watch321August 24, 2026
Freeze Warning232March 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning224April 20, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory205February 23, 2026
Freeze Watch180November 11, 2025
Fire Weather Watch151March 28, 2026
Frost Advisory142November 15, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning102October 10, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning103August 18, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch91July 28, 2026
Tropical Storm Watch51July 19, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory40January 16, 2024
High Wind Warning30January 8, 2024
Extreme Cold Warning33January 31, 2026
Hurricane Watch21October 7, 2026
Storm Surge Warning21October 8, 2026
Hurricane Warning21October 8, 2026
Extreme Cold Watch23January 31, 2026
Coastal Flood Warning10February 8, 2023
High Wind Watch10January 24, 2023
Winter Storm Watch10January 21, 2025
Winter Storm Warning10January 21, 2025

Tornado history in Okaloosa County

105 tornadoes have been recorded in Okaloosa County since 1950, killing 4 people and injuring 124. That ranks 9 of 67 counties in Florida. The most recent was on May 10, 2025 (rated EF1).

EF0: 62EF062EF1: 26EF126EF2: 15EF215EF3: 1EF31EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Strongest tornadoes in Okaloosa County

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
December 25, 1964F3Okaloosa County12.8 mi67 yd04
May 26, 1973F2Escambia County105.4 mi20 yd14
December 10, 1967F2Okaloosa County6.8 mi1,000 yd150
January 5, 1962F2Okaloosa County2.5 mi100 yd130
October 4, 1995F2Okaloosa County1.8 mi170 yd13

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 10, 2025EF1Okaloosa County1.9 mi120 yd00
May 10, 2024?Okaloosa County2.5 mi30 yd00
May 10, 2024EF2Santa Rosa County24 mi1,000 yd00
October 29, 2022EF0Okaloosa County0.1 mi20 yd00
March 18, 2022EF1Okaloosa County1.5 mi50 yd00

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