Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southeastern Alabama, Florida Panhandle, and Southwestern Georgia

Alert Details

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of southeastern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and southwestern Georgia. The warning is effective immediately and remains in place until 7:00 AM EDT (6:00 AM CDT) on March 12, 2026.

Affected Areas

The following counties and regions are under the warning:

• Alabama: Southeastern Houston County.
• Florida: Jackson County.
• Georgia: Miller, Dougherty, Lee, Baker, Calhoun, Early, Seminole, Terrell, southeastern Clay, and eastern Randolph Counties.

Specific locations impacted include Albany, Marianna, Colquitt, Newton, Morgan, Blakely, Dawson, Putney, Donalsonville, Leesburg, Edison, Arlington, Shellman, Leary, Smithville, East Albany, Turner City, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Chattahoochee, and Walker.

What You Should Do

For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents should remain alert for a possible tornado, as tornadoes 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.

Expected Conditions

As of 5:58 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Plains to near Arlington to Marianna, moving east at 25 mph.

• Wind: 60 mph wind gusts are expected.
• Hail: Radar indicates the potential for hail up to .75 inches.
• Impact: Residents should expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Timeline

The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is scheduled to expire at 7:00 AM EDT (6:00 AM CDT). Please note that a separate Tornado Watch remains in effect for southeastern Alabama, the Big Bend and Panhandle of Florida, and south-central and southwestern Georgia until 9:00 AM EDT (8:00 AM CDT).