County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Flood events in Okaloosa County, Florida The flood events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 69 flood events on record for Okaloosa County, Florida, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest flood event on record is on 9 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 28 flood events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.

Newest flood events on record

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of GARNIER

Flash Flood

1 mile SSE of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

1 mile SW of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

1 mile E of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

2 miles SSW of SHALIMAR

Flash Flood

1 mile E of FLOROSA

Flash Flood

2 miles SSE of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

3 miles SW of SEMINOLE

Flash Flood

1 mile W of DESTIN FT WALTON ARP

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of DESTIN FT WALTON ARP

Flash Flood

3 miles ESE of CRESTVIEW

Flash Flood

1 mile WSW of DESTIN FT WALTON ARP

Flash Flood

1 mile E of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

1 mile SE of OCEAN CITY

Flash Flood

4 miles SSE of CRESTVIEW

Flash Flood

2 miles WSW of (CEW)BOB SIKES ARPT

Flash Flood

1 mile NNW of WHIGHT

Flash Flood

3 miles SSW of WYNNEHAVEN BEACH

Flash Flood

2 miles NW of CAMPTON

Flash Flood

3 miles WNW of DORCAS

Flash Flood

2 miles WSW of (CEW)BOB SIKES ARPT

Flash Flood

At CRESTVIEW

Flash Flood

3 miles SSW of SHALIMAR

Flash Flood

3 miles SSW of (CEW)BOB SIKES ARPT. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.

Flood events by year

Flood events on record for Okaloosa County by year, 1950 to 2026
DecadeYear that ends in 0Year that ends in 1Year that ends in 2Year that ends in 3Year that ends in 4Year that ends in 5Year that ends in 6Year that ends in 7Year that ends in 8Year that ends in 9All
1950s00000000000
1960s00000000000
1970s00000000000
1980s00000000000
1990s00000002327
2000s002317011520
2010s211631360023
2020s11004310 (part of the year)19

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

  1. Jan2 events
  2. Feb4 events
  3. Mar7 events
  4. Apr13 events
  5. May4 events
  6. Jun1 event
  7. Jul12 events
  8. Aug7 events
  9. Sep9 events
  10. Oct9 events
  11. Nov0 events
  12. Dec1 event

Beside the other counties

Flood events on record: Okaloosa County beside the total of the counties of Florida and of the United States
MeasureOkaloosaAll counties of FloridaAll counties of the United States
Flood events, 1996 to 2026693,067177,902
Events for each 100 square miles7.45.75.0
Events for each 10,000 residents3.21.45.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More flood events on record

Flood events on record for Okaloosa County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1.5 million00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$15 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$25 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone10County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$10 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$3 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Coastal Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recordednone00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$4 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$1.0 million00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$5 thousand00County
Flash Floodnot recorded$2 thousand00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Okaloosa County, Florida". https://countyhazards.com/county/fl/okaloosa/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .

Questions

Which month has the most flood events on record for Okaloosa County?
April has 13 of the 69 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many flood events are on record for Florida?
NCEI has 3,375 flood events on record for Florida from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Okaloosa County compare with the other counties of Florida?
The counties of Florida have 5.7 flood events for each 100 square miles. Okaloosa County has 7.4.