NWS Mobile ALFL.W 0046October 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Covington, Escambia, Okaloosa and 1 more, AL and FL
The National Weather Service office in Mobile issued a flood warning for Covington, Escambia, Okaloosa and 1 more in Alabama, Florida, in force until 5:30 a.m. local time on October 12. It was the 46th river flood warning the NWS office in Mobile issued in 2026. Alabama had 9 flood warnings in October 2026, against 4 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alabama's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 47.7 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mobile AL
- Area
- Covington, Escambia, Okaloosa and 1 more
- State
- Alabama
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:09 a.m. CDT, October 9, 2026
- In force from
- 5:51 a.m. CDT, October 10, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 a.m. CDT, October 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMOB FL.W 0046
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Alabama since 2008Every warning type in Alabama
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Alabama...Florida... Blackwater River Near Baker affecting Okaloosa, Covington, Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. For the Blackwater River...including Baker, Upper Blackwater River... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Blackwater River near Baker. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Minor flooding of secondary roads and lowlands from the Highway 4 Bridge downstream. At 14.5 feet, Flooding of Cotton Bridge Park in Baker begins. At 16.0 feet, Some residential flooding occurs downstream from the Highway 4 bridge. At 9.5 feet, Kennedy and Peaden Bridges are flooded upstream of Highway 4 bridge. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 1.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 15.6 feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Sunday evening. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/mob. Click on the Rivers and Lakes menu for forecasts and observations. The next statement will be issued when updates occur.
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.