Hurricane Watch — Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacol was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 15:38 UTC. The event is classified as a cyclone / hurricane incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Hurricane Watch issued October 7 at 10:38AM CDT by NWS Mobile AL * WHAT...For the Hurricane Watch, winds 50 to 70 kt with gusts up to 100 kt and seas 28 to 33 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 4 to 7 ft. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL out 20 NM, Waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from Okaloosa Walton County Line FL to Pensacola FL from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...For the Hurricane Watch, Tropical Storm force winds possible from early Friday morning until early Saturday morning. Hurricane force winds possible from Friday afternoon until early Saturday morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, until 3 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hurricane force winds and hazardous seas can capsize or damage vessels and severely reduce vi
Where this happened
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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 37.100°, -95.700°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding cyclone / hurricane events
Tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons with damaging wind and surge. Tropical cyclones cause harm through four separate mechanisms: sustained wind, storm surge, inland flooding from rainfall, and tornadoes embedded in outer bands. Historically, storm surge and inland flooding kill far more people than wind.
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Data and verification
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Timeline and sources
Official warning
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· received · event time 7 Oct 2026, 15:38 UTCFirst report Official warning
First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.
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· received · event time 7 Oct 2026, 21:54 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Hurricane Watch — Coastal waters from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacol"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 2 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
No rainfall was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 31°C.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.