Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Florida Panhandle and South Georgia

Alert Details

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of the Florida Panhandle, Big Bend Florida, and south central and southwestern Georgia. The alert was issued following radar-indicated severe weather moving through the region.

Affected Areas

The warning covers the following geographic regions:

• Florida: Gadsden County and east central Jackson County.
• Georgia: Mitchell, Colquitt, Tift, Worth, Decatur, Grady, Turner, Thomas, Baker (central), Dougherty (eastern), Lee (southeastern), and Seminole (southeastern) counties.

Impacted locations include Tifton, Moultrie, Thomasville, Quincy, Havana, Pelham, Putney, Bainbridge, Midway, Ashburn, Sylvester, Cairo, Camilla, Albany, Boston, Omega, Norman Park, Baconton, Poulan, and Doerun.

Expected Conditions

As of 6:30 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near De Soto to near Newton to Chattahoochee, moving east at 45 mph.

• Wind: Gusts up to 60 mph are expected.
• Impacts: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
• Additional Hazards: Radar indicates that a tornado is possible.

What You Should Do

For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents must remain alert for a possible tornado, as they can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, go at once to a basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure. A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the Big Bend and Panhandle of Florida, as well as south central and southwestern Georgia, until 9:00 AM EDT.

Timeline

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 7:30 AM EDT (6:30 AM CDT) on March 12, 2026.