Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Okaloosa County, FL
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NOAA issued it on August 14, 2026, 9 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Mobile AL has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida until 7:00 PM CDT on August 14, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Okaloosa County, FL
- Issued
- August 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mobile AL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 9 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Okaloosa County, FL.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Mobile AL. The alert is effective from August 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM CDT until August 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northern Okaloosa County in northwestern Florida. Locations impacted include Laurel Hill. At 6:14 PM CDT, the severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles south of Laurel Hill, or 9 miles southwest of Florala, and is nearly stationary.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm.
Expected Conditions
Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 6:14 PM CDT until 7:00 PM CDT on August 14, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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