Weather Alerts For Choctaw Beach, FL

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a - Tornado Warning for... East central Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida... Southwestern Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida... - Until 1100 PM CDT. - At 1015 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 16 miles northeast of Santa Rosa Beach, moving east at 35 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Tornado. SOURCE Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL WALTON AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS Bruce, Red Head, Holmes Valley, Millers Ferry, Ebro, and Live Oak. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL HEADER BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED | Tornado Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee.

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN BAY, SOUTHEASTERN WALTON, SOUTHERN HOLMES AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTIES # SUMMARY -------------------- At 1007 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of De Funiak Springs to near Santa Rosa Beach, moving east at 40 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Panama City Beach, Vernon, Santa Rosa Beach, Bonifay, De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base, Live Oak, Freeport, Ponce De Leon, Caryville, Westville, Ebro, Whitehead Crossroads, Gulf Resort Beach, Gritney, West Panama City, Blue Mountain Beach, Seaside, Bahama Beach, and Rock Hill. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL HEADER Severe Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Bay FL, Holmes FL, Walton FL, Washington FL

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has extended the - Flash Flood Warning for... Walton County in the panhandle of Florida... - Until 1030 PM CDT. - At 753 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE Radar. IMPACT Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE De Funiak Springs, Eglin Air Force Base, Union, Liberty, Paxton, Cluster Springs, Sand Hill, New Harmony, Caney Creek, Fox Hill, Gordon, Oakwood Hills, Alpine Heights, Piney Grove, Glendale, Mossy Head, Center Ridge, Lakewood, Flowersville and Gaskin. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 8:53 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL HEADER BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED | Flash Flood Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.

# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE Portions of southeast Alabama, southwest Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle. WHEN Through late Friday night. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall are expected from today through Friday. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches are expected with locally higher amounts likely. Reasonable high- end totals of 7 to 10 inches are possible. High rainfall rates will increase the chance of dangerous to life threatening flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Holmes, Turner, Baker, Calhoun, Calhoun, Central Walton, Clay, Coastal Bay, Coffee, Dale, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Inland Bay, Jackson, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, North Walton, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, South Walton, Terrell, Washington, Worth Including the cities of Magnolia Beach, Cuthbert, Lynn, Dickey, Asbury, Sneads, Cobb Crossroads, Decatur Co A/P, Davis Park, Dawson Municipal A/P, Seminole State Park, Beamon, Bagby State Park, Gordy, Bainbridge, Cluster Springs, Fadette, Little Hope, De Funiak Spring Airport, Panama City, Herod, Abbeville, Commissary Hill, Lawrenceville, Enterprise, Richter Crossroads, Holmes County Airport, Bunker, Ausmac, Center Ridge, Marianna, Lynn Haven, Cotton, Daleville, Clarks Mill, Donalsonville, Ashford, Hatcher, Callaway, Ashburn, Chipley Municipal Airport, Lockett Crossing, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Morgan, Simsville, Screamer, Alfords, Arlington, Sylvester Airport, Graceville, De Funiak Springs, Hanover, Econfina, Freeport, Wire Bridge, Leesburg, Edison, Centerville, Ganer, Battens Crossroads, Worth, Riverturn, Bennett, Union, Elmodel Wma, Pretoria, Gammage, Peterson Hill, Boykin, Coles, Palmyra, Turner City, Hoggard Mill, Glendale, Walker, Babcock, Newton, Camilla, Fairchild, Benevolence, Moores Crossroads, Turquoise Beach, Scotts Ferry, Headland, Browntown, Eucheeanna, Red Store Crossroads, Cairo, Branchville, Bonifay, Williamsburg, Dawson, Nixon, Crossroads, Isabella, Steinham Store, Poplar Head, Cordrays Mill, Georgetown, Abe Springs, Springvale Station, Red Rock, Colquitt, Albany, Blackwood, Geneva, Sandestin, Yeomans, Early Co A/P, Youngstown, Fort Gaines, Malone, Graves, Argyle, Geneva Municipal A/P, Ewell, Chipley, Alpine Heights, Crystal Lake, Hobby, Enterprise Municipal A/P, Portland, Point Washington, Cuba, Blackwell Field A/P, Santa Rosa Beach, Hacoda, Ozark, Mayhaw, New Hope, Blountstown, Bellview, Abbeville Municipal A/P, Headland Municipal A/P, Keyton, Sylvester, Douglasville, Leonia, Dothan, Browns Crossroads, Durham, Iveys Mill, Cottonwood, Shivers Mill, Doverel, Milford, Dill, Orange Hill, Pelham, West Bainbridge, Hawkinstown, Frink, Fort Rucker, Cooktown, Hartford, Mabson, Clarksville, Jones Crossing, Five Points, Blakely, Mitchell Co A/P, Forrester, Springvale, Pleasant Ridge, Days Crossroads, Barker Store, Ricks Place, Southport, Southwest Ga Regional A/P, Donaldsonville A/P, Vicksburg, Marysville, Pecan, and East Albany

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. WHERE Walton and Bay County Beaches. WHEN For the High Surf Advisory, until 10 AM CDT Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday night. IMPACTS Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Bay, South Walton

# HEADLINE -------------------- HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet in the surf zone. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. WHERE Walton and Bay County Beaches. WHEN For the High Surf Advisory, until 10 AM CDT Friday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Sunday night. IMPACTS Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ISSUED AT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tallahassee FL HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Coastal Bay, South Walton

Closest strike: 0.68 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.

There is a Marginal Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS SUMMARY Isolated brief tornadoes and damaging gusts remain possible from far southern Alabama into the parts of the Florida Panhandle and across much of Georgia. Scattered damaging winds are likely this evening into tonight over much of north-central Texas. From far southern AL across GA and into SC A line of thunderstorms currently extends north-south across central GA ahead of the midlevel wave. The environment is very moist and 0-1 SRH is over 250 m2/s2 at the JGX radar. Minimal CIN due to the high PWAT air mass should thus continue to support QLCS tornado potential as the line of storms moves across GA, and possibly into SC later tonight. Farther southwest, robust thunderstorms have developed near Mobile and will move eastward across far southern AL and the northern and western FL Panhandle. A very moist and unstable air mass resides here as well, and stronger westerly flow and shear around the southern periphery of the upper system will continue to support a narrow corridor of brief tornado or damaging wind potential. For more information see mesoscale discussion 1191. Much of north-central Texas Hot conditions exist across the Abilene to San Angelo area this evening, with little CIN. The 00Z MAF sounding shows a deep mixed layer and over 2000 J/kg MLCAPE with a near 60 F dewpoint. Just east of the low-level lapse rate plume, dewpoints are well into the 70s F, with 3000-4000 J/kg MLCAPE into central TX. Storms are already beginning to form over west-central TX as a cold front pushes south into the storm-ready air mass. Winds around 850 mb will also increase out of the southeast tonight, aiding unstable inflow into a developing cluster of storms. Shear and steering currents aloft are weak, but severe outflow is expected to affect much of northwest into north-central TX later this evening into tonight. A general southeastward propagation is most likely, into the moist plume. Conditions appear favorable for damaging winds, and localized significant wind gusts cannot be ruled out. Given such high instability, some of the stronger storms may briefly produce hail.