Feb 11, 2018
For the first time since January 2017, an event including both flooding and tornadoes impacted our area starting on February 11, 2018. Two tornadoes touched down across inland portions of the Florida Panhandle before sunrise, followed by persistent heavy rainfall that resulted in flooding at several river sites. As an upper level trough dug southward across the western and central U.S., southerly flow drew moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward into the tri-state area over the weekend. Uppe
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 736421). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Walton County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.