Right now, per the counties’ reports to the state: Mandatory: Escambia, Okaloosa, Walton (Zones A, B, C), Franklin; Voluntary: Santa Rosa, Bay, Wakulla. No evacuation: Gulf.
Exactly what each Panhandle county has reported to the Florida Division of Emergency Management, quoted as sent. West to east.
The state feed does not name zones for this order. Read the county’s own notice for the areas.
“Escambia County has issued an evacuation order for evacuation Zones A and B, effective at noon today, Thursday, Oct. 8. This area includes Perdido Key, Innerarity Point, Pensacola Beach and other low-lying areas. The evacuation order also includes anyone living in a mobile home or a low-lying area, regardless of your evacuation zone.”
The state feed does not name zones for this order. Read the county’s own notice for the areas.
“Issued for Zones A and B, low-lying areas and mobile homes.”
The state feed does not name zones for this order. Read the county’s own notice for the areas.
Mandatory zones: ABC
“Voluntary evacuation as of 0800hrs 10/8/26. Mandatory Zones A, B, and C 10/8/2026 1200hrs.”
The state feed does not name zones for this order. Read the county’s own notice for the areas.
“Zones A, B”
The state feed does not name zones for this order. Read the county’s own notice for the areas.
“Franklin County will be implementing a mandatory evacuation starting at noon today, 10/8/26, for all Barrier Islands, Alligator Point, Bald Point, low-lying areas, mobile homes, and RV parks.”
The state feed does not name zones for this order. Read the county’s own notice for the areas.
Source: FDEM / State Emergency Response Team county reports (the feed behind FloridaDisaster.org/Evacuation-Orders), checked 4:37 PM ET. Times are as entered in the state feed. Zone colors on the map only mean an order names that zone when the county’s own text lists it.
Mobile, Baldwin, Jackson, Harrison and Hancock counties do not publish zones or orders as open data we can read, so we do not draw or guess them. Here is what the state agencies say, and who to call.
No mention of an evacuation on its home page at the last check. That is not an all-clear: county EMAs announce their own orders.
No mention of an evacuation on its home page at the last check. That is not an all-clear: county EMAs announce their own orders.
From NHC public advisory 008a, word for word.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for... * Mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River A Hurricane Warning is in effect for... * Ocean Springs, MS to the Bay/Gulf County Line, FL A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Jefferson/Plaquemines Parish Line, LA to west of Ocean Springs, MS * East of Bay/Gulf County Line to Aucilla River, FL A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for... * Suwannee River to Yankeetown
Only shelters the state lists as open to the public.
No shelter in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin or Wakulla is listed as open in the state’s public shelter feed (checked 4:37 PM ET). Counties announce openings first on their own channels; the state list is at FloridaDisaster.org.
Type your address in the box above: we look it up with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and check it against the Florida Division of Emergency Management zone map. Walton County has zones A to E. You can also use the state’s Know Your Zone map or call Walton County Emergency Management.
Walton County reports: Voluntary evacuation as of 0800hrs 10/8/26. Mandatory Zones A, B, and C 10/8/2026 1200hrs. Other counties are listed above with the exact words they sent to the state. Local officials have the final word.
They are storm-surge zones. Zone A is the most vulnerable and usually the first to evacuate; the later letters are ordered for stronger storms. Not every zone is ordered every time (FDEM).
A mandatory order means officials expect life-threatening conditions in that area and want everyone out. A voluntary order is a strong recommendation, often for people who need more time, live in mobile homes or need special care. In both cases, rescuers may not be able to reach you once the storm arrives.
FDEM says that if you are not in an ordered zone, a low-lying flood area, a mobile home or an unsafe structure, it may be safer to stay home. Mobile homes should evacuate regardless.
Sources: FDEM Know Your Zone (zone map), FDEM evacuation orders, FDEM Hurricane Isaias, Alabama EMA, MEMA, National Hurricane Center, U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Zone outlines on the map are simplified to about 300 m; the zone check uses the full state map. Updated every 30 minutes.