Based upon the NW Florida radar, I estimate landfall occurred at 5:15pm, near East Pass, between Destin and Ft. Walton Beach. TD Ten now appears to have made a sharp turn to the west, and is moving west along Okaloosa Island. The circulation is partly still over water, and based upon the radar signature, I would not be surprised if there were some winds in the area near 40mph.... and it would not surprise me for TD Ten to get a post-season upgrade, both based upon analysis of its landfall intensity in the panhandle, and its apparent intensity as a non-tropical/sub-tropical low as it crossed the peninsula.
Of course, it's also *possible* that the NHC upgrades at the advisory in an hour.
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