Okaloosa County is included in the governor's state of emergency declaration ahead of a potential hurricane landfall later this week.
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Possible Gulf Coast landfall includes northwest Florida
Projections for Invest 97 has shifted west and is now at 70 percent.
Activity in the Atlantic continues; Idalia update
The National Hurricane Center is watching five tropical systems. Two are hurricanes, one is a depression and two are tropical lows. An update on Hurricane Idalia is included.
Idalia to become a major hurricane
Tropical Storm Idalia is forecast to become a major hurricane before making landfall along Florida's west coast this week.
Looking for TS Danielle to form
Tropical Depression Four is expected to become Tropical Storm Danielle tonight or tomorrow.
Fred intensifying, moving further east
Tropical Storm Fred has strengthened and moved further away from Okaloosa County.
Fred remains poorly organized, tracking further west
Fred continues to track west putting the local area on the eastern side of the storm at landfall.
Okaloosa County now in crosshairs as Fred’s path shifts west
The National Hurricane Center's 5 p.m. forecast puts Okaloosa and Walton counties in the center of the cone.
Record number of US billion-dollar weather disasters in 2020
A record number of weather disasters in 2020 exceeded $1 billion each.
Hurricane conditions continue
Sally continues to bring hurricane-force winds throughout the area.
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