Santa Rosa storm history

A lightning strike killed a 71 year old man while he was out in a field picking blueberries.

A tourist from Louisiana was killed while walking on Navarre Beach. An eleven year old daughter of a friend was walking with him when the strike occurred. The girl was treated for minor injuries at the scene. The man was found in the surf and was pronounced dead at the scene. The…

A 34 year old male and a younger boy were swimming near Navarre Beach. The rough water kept taking the two farther offshore and they began to struggle. A surfer was able to paddle to them and brought the younger boy to shore. By the time the rescuer got to the second individual h…

For the second day in a row, a swimmer drowned in strong rip currents off the beaches at Navarre. The unusually warm weather for late November persuaded beachgoers to venture into the waters, but an increasingly strong onshore wind flow had developed dangerous rip currents along …

An increasing onshore wind flow in advance of an approaching cold front resulted in the development of strong rip currents along some Florida panhandle beaches. Unusually warm temperatures prior to frontal passage persuaded more beachgoers to venture into the waters than would no…

A 52 year old Walton county man drowned while swimming in rough surf near Navarre Beach. The man was swimming just offshore when he got caught in a strong rip current and drowned. The time of the downing was estimated to be around noon CST. This was the fourth person to die in st…

A 45 year old male drowned while swimming in rough water with his family near Navarre Beach. The family was vacationing at the beach and were from Maryland. The family got caught in a strong rip current and lifeguards were able to save the man's wife and son. By the time they got…

A 66 year old male drowned in rough surf near Navarre Beach. The man had gone into the rough surf to rescue his granddaughter. He got caught in a strong rip current and drowned. His granddaughter safely made it to shore. The man lived in Okaloosa county. The time of the drowning …

A 42 year old male, from Decatur AL, drowned after being caught in a rip current in the surf at Navarre.

Major to historic flash flooding took place on the evening of April 29th through the early morning of April 30th as 12 to 22 inches of rain fell across the southern half of Santa Rosa county. The highest measured rainfall was 20.39 inches 10 miles south of Milton by a CoCoRAHS ob…

Large hail fell across the central part of Santa Rosa county. The large hail fell from near Milton to near Allentown. The largest confirmed hail was the size of baseballs. Larger hail was reported but no confirmation of these reports were ever received. The large hail damaged sev…

Lightning strike to an individual.

Media relayed photos from the public of flooded roadways in Chumuckla Florida.

Santa Rosa County reports a road closure of SR-89 between Pine Level Church Rd and Chumuckla Highway near Jay due to flooding. No injuries have been reported.

Flooding reported at several points east of Jay, including intersections of Dobson and Morristown Rds.

WeatherSTEM station 0325W 5.4 E Oriole Beach (Woodlawn Beach Middle School) gusted to 62mph.

High winds caused minor shingle damage, blew down fences and knocked shutters off a home.

Santa Rosa County dispatch relayed a report of knee deep water on the road at the intersection of Navarre Pkwy and Pritchard Point Dr.

High winds downed trees and powerlines on Penton Road.

Mesonet 1 mile west of Jay reports thunderstorm wind gust of 66mph.

Large hardwood trees uprooted or snapped aloft with power lines also down near Jay High School. Residential damage also reported on Watermill Rd with 2 people transported to the hospital with injuries.

Measured wind gust to 66mph 1 mile west of Jay.

Significant straight line wind damage on State Hwy 87 where multiple wooden power poles were snapped. Metal roofing from a small barn was also lifted and blown between 100-200 yards. Debris and damage all laying in the same direction.

Snapped trees and power lines along Highway 4 near and east of the community of Berrydale. Significant straight line wind damage with speeds estimated between 90-110 mph.

Reports of trees and powerlines down.

Gazebo destroyed and numerous trees and powerlines down in the Allentown area.

Numerous trees and power lines down in the Milton and Bagdad areas.

Reported from RAWS station TT670 at Blackwater Forestry Center.

One person injured due to a lightning strike.

A new EF-U tornado has been discovered via high resolution Planet satellite imagery from the May 10th tornado event. A radar tornado debris signature was present which necessitated the review of available satellite imagery to confirm the existence of this tornado. The tornado beg…

A new EF-U tornado has been discovered via high resolution Planet satellite imagery from the May 10th tornado event. A radar tornado debris signature was present which necessitated the review of available satellite imagery to confirm the existence of this tornado. The tornado beg…

A new EF-U tornado has been discovered via high resolution Planet satellite imagery from the May 10th tornado event. A radar tornado debris signature was present which necessitated the review of available satellite imagery to confirm the existence of this tornado. The tornado beg…

Power line blown down in Holley. Verified by Holley-Navarre Fire.

Steel gazebo was lifted into the air and damaged the gutter/and part of the roof of a home.

Heavy rain caused water over the roadway near the 3900 block of CR 182.

Water covering the road at the intersection of Munson Hwy and Hwy 4.