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Santa Rosa County weather alerts

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

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 1,610 alerts that included Santa Rosa County, roughly 161 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (297 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on October 19, 2025. 79 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.

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Active alerts for Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County

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

Santa Rosa County alert history

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

Alert type2016–20252026Last issued
Severe Thunderstorm Warning29717September 22, 2026
Flood Advisory26916October 5, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory24819November 6, 2026
Wind Advisory1155October 17, 2026
Heat Advisory11015August 21, 2026
Tornado Watch878October 9, 2026
Flash Flood Warning8312October 10, 2026
Flood Watch544October 9, 2026
Flood Warning547October 10, 2026
Tornado Warning500October 19, 2025
Coastal Flood Advisory344October 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Watch342August 24, 2026
Freeze Warning242March 18, 2026
Red Flag Warning214April 20, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory205February 23, 2026
Freeze Watch180November 11, 2025
Fire Weather Watch151March 28, 2026
Frost Advisory142November 15, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning143August 18, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch121July 28, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning92October 10, 2026
Tropical Storm Watch51July 19, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory40January 16, 2024
Storm Surge Warning31October 8, 2026
High Wind Warning30January 8, 2024
Extreme Cold Warning33January 31, 2026
Hurricane Watch21October 7, 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 Santa Rosa County

79 tornadoes have been recorded in Santa Rosa County since 1950, killing 18 people and injuring 114. That ranks 17 of 67 counties in Florida. The most recent was on March 4, 2025 (rated EF0).

EF0: 40EF040EF1: 27EF127EF2: 8EF28EF3: 1EF31EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Strongest tornadoes in Santa Rosa County

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
March 31, 1962F3Santa Rosa County6.9 mi440 yd17100
May 26, 1973F2Escambia County105.4 mi20 yd14
December 1, 1968F2Escambia County30.4 mi17 yd00
May 10, 2024EF2Santa Rosa County24 mi1,000 yd00
July 4, 1962F2Santa Rosa County5.6 mi27 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
March 4, 2025EF0Santa Rosa County0.3 mi75 yd00
May 10, 2024?Santa Rosa County3.2 mi30 yd00
May 10, 2024?Santa Rosa County0.7 mi30 yd00
May 10, 2024?Santa Rosa County4.5 mi30 yd00
May 10, 2024EF2Santa Rosa County24 mi1,000 yd00

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