NWS Mobile ALEW.W 0001October 9, 2026
Extreme Wind Warning: Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa, FL
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued an extreme wind warning for Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa in Florida, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 1st extreme wind warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
Issued5:45 p.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
In force5:45 p.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
Expired8:45 p.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:45 p.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB EW.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
EWWMOB The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a * Extreme Wind Warning for... Southern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida... Southern Santa Rosa County in northwestern Florida... Southeastern Escambia County in northwestern Florida... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 544 PM CDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar and hurricane aircraft reconnaissance indicated extreme winds, associated with the eyewall of Hurricane Isaias, were moving onshore along a line extending from 18 miles south of Pensacola Beach to 11 miles south of Mary Esther to 17 miles south of Santa Rosa Beach, moving north at 15 mph. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! * Locations impacted include... Pensacola, Ferry Pass, Brent, West Pensacola, Wright, Fort Walton Beach, Ensley, Warrington, Niceville, Destin, Eglin AFB, Pace, Milton, Valparaiso, Gulf Breeze, Goulding, Mary Esther, Bagdad, Ocean City, and Lake Lorraine.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your shelter. Take action now to protect your life! The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.