October 5, 2026
Flash Flood Warnings hit Tallahassee and Panama City as Gulf's Invest 92L holds at 80 percent
Heavy afternoon thunderstorms prompted National Weather Service Flash Flood Warnings for Panama City, Tallahassee, Quincy and Chattahoochee on Monday, while Flood Watches stay up across the Big Bend and Northeast Florida until 8 p.m. and the Hurricane Center keeps Invest 92L's development odds at 60 percent in 48 hours and 80 percent in seven days.
Downpours in Monday's tropical air mass turned into flash flooding across North Florida this afternoon. NWS Tallahassee issued a Flash Flood Warning at 1:26 p.m. CDT for Bay County — including Panama City, Lynn Haven, Panama City Beach and Callaway — after radar showed 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain, with 1 to 3 more inches possible, in effect until 4:30 p.m. CDT. At 3:32 p.m. EDT another warning followed for northwestern Gadsden and east-central Jackson counties and southwest Georgia until 6:30 p.m., where 2.5 to 4 inches had fallen around Chattahoochee, Sneads and Lake Seminole. At 4:43 p.m., a Flash Flood Warning was issued until 7:45 p.m. for Gadsden, central Leon and central Liberty counties, covering Tallahassee, Quincy, Midway and Havana, and a fourth was added at 4:49 p.m. for northwestern Gadsden County near Gretna and parts of southwest Georgia.
More rain is possible tonight. NWS Tallahassee's Flood Watch for the Panhandle, Big Bend, southeast Alabama and south Georgia runs until 8 p.m. EDT and calls for an additional 2 to 4 inches, locally up to 6 inches, especially along the Emerald and Forgotten Coasts. In Northeast Florida, NWS Jacksonville's Flood Watch for Duval, Nassau, Baker, Hamilton and northern Columbia counties also runs through this evening, and a 4:30 p.m. Flood Advisory for parts of Clay, Putnam, Alachua and Bradford counties — including Palatka, Keystone Heights and Melrose — noted 1 to 2 inches already fallen and 1 to 3 more expected. A Coastal Flood Advisory for the Northeast Florida beaches and the St. Johns River basin takes effect at noon Tuesday and lasts until 5 a.m. Thursday.
In the tropics, the National Hurricane Center's latest outlook (2 p.m. EDT) keeps Invest 92L in the southwestern Gulf at a 60 percent chance of development in 48 hours and 80 percent over seven days, with a tropical depression expected midweek as the system drifts east and then turns north. NHC says it is too early to determine specific impacts to the northern Gulf Coast. It currently reports no tropical cyclones in the Atlantic at this time, and no tropical storm or hurricane watches or warnings are in effect for Florida. As of about 5 p.m., no flood alerts were active from NWS Tampa Bay, which serves Polk County.
Heavy rain can find its way into homes through roofs, windows and slab edges. If water gets inside in Lakeland or anywhere in Polk County, document the damage and start drying quickly — Florida Restoration Specialists provides water damage restoration and water extraction. Call (863) 588-6617.
Sources: NWS active alerts for Florida (Flash Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, Flood and Coastal Flood Advisories), Tallahassee Democrat: Flash flood warning issued for Tallahassee area, WTXL: Flash Flood Warning for Seminole, Decatur, Gadsden, NHC Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook (2 p.m. EDT Oct. 5), NHC Atlantic active storms, NWS Tallahassee, NWS Jacksonville, NWS flood safety.
