Okaloosa County, Florida

8 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Blackwater River Near Baker, Fla: water level 1.18 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1.32 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago
• Yellow River Near Oak Grove, Fla: flow 222 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Shoal River Near Crestview, Fla: flow 735 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Yellow River Near Oak Grove, Fla: water level 80.38 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Shoal River Near Crestview, Fla: water level 4.98 ft · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Florida: 16 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 10 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

13 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

8 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Crestview competes at District 1-3A golf tournament · Crestview News Bulletin · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Football preview: Crestview back in Bama, Baker revisits rival · Crestview News Bulletin · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Crestview homeless shelter seeks community support to purchase building · Crestview News Bulletin · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Crestview celebrates renovations at Fire Station 3 and B&T RC Raceway · Crestview News Bulletin · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Pacific storm Vance brings rain and storms to parts of Texas · KTRK-TV · 1 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

1 entry from openFDA food enforcement (FDA) for this county, in its latest read.

• openFDA food enforcement: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read Oct 27, 11:37 PM CDT

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

Okaloosa County: AQI 34, within the usual daily AQI in October for this county.

• Okaloosa County: AQI 34 · within the usual daily AQI in October for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · 1 h ago

• AirNow reporting-area AQI (current and forecast): 14 entries for this county · U.S. EPA AirNow · read 24 min ago
• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Florida: 10 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 58 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 entry from Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS) (Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio)) for this county, in its latest read.

• Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 1 entry for this county · Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) · read 58 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source here, none answering with current records.

No source here for this.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Florida, week of 2026-10-19: $3.981 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of 2026-10-19: $3.860 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 88,843 jobs (89,713 a year earlier); $1,298 average weekly wage ($1,250 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT.

Matters Now

• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, Cinco Bayou, 2026-10-16. Florida FWC-FWRI

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT
• Red tide samples: No sample here at medium or high in the last 8 days · NOAA NCEI HABSOS · read 1 h ago
• Red tide forecast (NOAA): No irritation forecast at the beaches here · NOAA NCCOS · read 1 h ago
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 39 min ago

Background

• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Brooks Bridge; W of (Santa Rosa Sound), 2026-10-30: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  13 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Okaloosa Island Pier; E of, 2026-10-29: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Brooks Bridge; W of (Santa Rosa Sound), 2026-10-29: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Okaloosa Island Pier; E of, 2026-10-28: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Piney Point; 1.2 mi N of (Choctawhatchee Bay), 2026-10-27: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Princess Beach; 2 mi S of, 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Brooks Bridge; W of (Santa Rosa Sound), 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Okaloosa Island Pier; E of, 2026-10-22: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 7:04 PM CDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 9:26 AM CDT; NOAA NCEI HABSOS Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; Florida FWC-FWRI Oct 26, 8:27 AM CDT; NOAA NCCOS Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 12 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  2 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 8:25 AM CDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 9:00 AM CDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 9:53 AM CDT.