Water use restriction 3:20 p.m.
The City of Crestview has issued an alert issuing a mandatory, precautionary restriction on non-essential water use. Hurricane Isaias has the potential to impact the distribution system and well pumps through flooding, widespread power outages, and critical damage. The restriction is to ensure adequate water supply is preserved for public health, safety, and emergency fire […]
Hurricane Isaias update: Gov. DeSantis press conference
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave a few remarks in the hours leading up to the landfall of Hurricane Isaias in either Santa Rosa or Okaloosa County in the next few hours. Isaias remains a Category 3 storm and is predicted to make landfall by 11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Gov. DeSantis urged residents to remain […]
Okaloosa County prepares for Hurricane Isaias
The Okaloosa County Emergency Operations Center in Niceville consists of many moving parts as county officials make final preparations ahead of Hurricane Isaias’s arrival.
National Hurricane Center Update: 1:11 p.m.
The National Hurricane Center has issued an update on Hurricane Isaias. Isaias continues to move North/Northeast near 16 mph, with northward motion Saturday. Data from the NOAA and Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicated that maximum sustained winds still remain near 120 mph. Iasais is expected to be at or near major hurricane strength […]
Emergency Operations Update: 12:48 p.m.
Hurricane Isaias has the possibility of remaining a Cat 3 hurricane at landfall. There has only been a change of sub-10mph. Storm surge is still seven to nine feet; rain is six to eight inches in the Western portion of the county and four to six inches on the east side of the county. Exact […]
Gov. DeSantis gives hurricane brief from Tallahassee
Florida emergency management officials continue to prep for Hurricane Isaias making landfall Friday evening as a major storm near Pensacola, with bands of life-threatening storm surge, winds and tornadoes spreading hundreds of miles to the east.
Hurricane Isaias is now Category 3
At around 7:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, Hurricane Isaias was declared to be a Category 3 hurricane.
Emergency Operations Update Oct. 9 10:20 a.m.
Okaloosa County officials have announced that water and sewage lift stations will be shut off on Okaloosa Island starting at 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9.
Okaloosa County declares state of emergency ahead of Isaias
Okaloosa County declared a local state of emergency as of 5 p.m. Oct. 7 ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, which will remain in effect for seven days unless rescinded or extended according to state law.
Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents in Zones A and B, including coastal areas of Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville and Mary Esther.
First phase of Williams plant nears completion
The 250,000-square-foot portion of Williams International’s 1 million-square-foot gas turbine engine manufacturing plant is set to open early next year, according to One Okaloosa Economic Development Council Executive Director Nathan Sparks.







