An already soaked Emerald Coast will continue to get rain Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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Saturday’s persistent rain forced several roads to be closed in Okaloosa and Walton counties.
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In Okaloosa County, Holmes Boulevard at Memorial Parkway in Fort Walton Beach, Old River Road at Dead Fall Creek in Crestview, and Reeves Road at the bridge in Baker were closed until further notice.
Watson Drive at Memorial Parkway in Fort Walton Beach was closed until Tuesday.
In Walton County, sheriff's deputies placed signs warning motorists of heavily flooded roads.
County Road 30A was shut down from County Road 83 east to County Road 283 at Grayton Beach because of flooding.
Signs have been posted at County Road 280 and Jim Lindsey Road in DeFuniak Springs warning motorists that the road is washed out
In Ponce de Leon, the county closed the intersections of McKinnon Bridge Road and Red Hill Road as well as McKinnon Bridge Road and Sherwood Drive.
The rainy weather throughout the Southeast stems from the combination of tropical moisture coming from the Gulf of Mexico, a stalled frontal boundary and a low pressure system in the Gulf, said John Werner of the National Weather Service in Mobile, Ala.
Three to 6 inches of rain were forecast for the general area through Sunday. Some areas could see 4 to 8 inches.
Readers reported on the Daily News Facebook page that their rain gauges already had reached that point by Saturday afternoon.
Fort Walton Beach had 5.98 inches, Rita Clark said.
About 3.5 inches fell in DeFuniak Springs, Lori Manning reported.
In the Holley by the Sea area of Navarre, Paul Wise reported 5.3 inches of rain since 1 a.m. Saturday.
Donna R. Fox reported that Rocky Bayou saw about 5 inches of rain.
A flash flood watch for the Florida Panhandle was issued until Sunday evening, according to an alert from the Weather Service.
The Weather Service also issued a flood warning for the Shoal River in Crestview until Wednesday evening. The river stage was 6.3 feet Saturday morning and was expected to rise to about 8.7 feet by Monday afternoon.
Flood stage is 8 feet.
The probability of rip currents was expected to strengthen through Sunday as the surf was building to 3 to 4 feet, according to the Weather Service.
Red flags flew on Okaloosa and South Walton beaches. Yellow flags were posted at Navarre Beach.