UPDATE: Since this post, Santa Rosa County District Schools has reversed course and canceled school on Thursday, Sept. 26.
Sept. 25, 2024 | 1:34 p.m.
The National Hurricane Center released its 1 p.m. CT update on Hurricane Helene, providing the latest track for the storm, which remains relatively unchanged.
Helene is still projected to make landfall at 6 p.m. CT Thursday as a major hurricane.
Here are the important highlights for Santa Rosa County:
- The storm’s track still remains to Santa Rosa County’s east, to the point that Santa Rosa County is not under any watches or warnings. Tropical Storm Warnings go as far as the Okaloosa/Walton County line.
- No watches or warnings were changed with the latest advisory.
- Santa Rosa County District Schools announced that school will be held Thursday on a normal schedule. However, there will be no afterschool activities, events, or athletics on Thursday, September 26. The school district expects a normal day on Friday.
- Santa Rosa County’s coastal areas are under a wind advisory from noon on Thursday until 6 a.m. on Friday, with northwest winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour and gusts of 45 miles per hour expected. The locations impacted include Bagdad, Gulf Breeze, Navarre, Destin, Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Seminole, Valparaiso and Wright.
- Current estimates from the National Weather Service predict 2 to 4 inches of rain for Santa Rosa County.
