(CNN) -- Parts of the Florida Panhandle and coastal Alabama were under water Sunday, with an onslaught of torrential rains causing not just extensive flooding but also damage to roads and buildings, local officials said. More than 20 inches of rain have fallen over the past 24 hours in spots in Escambia County, the county's emergency management director John Dosh told CNN around noon Sunday. The National Weather Service, in fact, noted a wide range of rainfall totals around the region through 8 a.m. Sunday. Though some coastal spots such as Destin, Florida, received around an inch, others had much more -- including between five and 10 inches in parts of Mobile, Alabama, and 21.7 inches in West Pensacola, Florida.
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NEW: The weather service warns of a "high risk of rip tide currents" through Monday
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Rainfall totals varied greatly in the region, from one inch to nearly 22 inches
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Roads, bridges and structures -- including a county jail -- are affected, officials say
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Flash flood watches are in effect for parts of Florida, Alabama and Mississippi
There is also "a high risk for rip currents" through 1 p.m. Monday off Alabama and @placeholder beaches, according to the weather agency.