NWS Tallahassee FLFL.W 0010October 11, 2026
Flood Warning: Holmes and Washington County, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a flood warning for Holmes and Washington County in Florida, in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on October 16. It was the 10th river flood warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Florida had 26 flood warnings in October 2026, against 12 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 30 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Holmes and Washington County
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:55 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. EDT, October 15, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, October 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE FL.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Florida... Choctawhatchee River near Caryville (US 90) affecting Holmes and Washington Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Choctawhatchee River near Caryville (US 90). * WHEN...From late Wednesday night to Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, In Holmes County, Boat Ramp Road south of CR-179 will flood. Access to several of the fish camps off Boat Ramp Road may become inaccessible above this level. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 8.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Thursday morning to a crest of 14.1 feet Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.1 feet on 01/25/2017. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 1000 PM CDT.
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.