Florida, Georgia Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/07/2026 07:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 7 at 10:38AM EDT until May 7 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 7, 2026 - 7:38am
Expires: 
May 7, 2026 - 8:45am
Description: 
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida... Northeastern Washington County in the Panhandle of Florida... Western Decatur County in southwestern Georgia... Seminole County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 1145 AM EDT/1045 AM CDT/. * At 1038 AM EDT/938 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles northeast of Marianna to near Chipley, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chipley, Marianna, Malone, Sneads, Cottondale, Grand Ridge, Greenwood, Brinson, Bascom, Richter Crossroads, Reynoldsville, Blue Spring, Lovedale, Jinks, Dellwood, Riverturn, Hornsville, Jacobs, Bahoma, and Buena Vista.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT/100 PM CDT/ for the Panhandle of Florida...and southwestern Georgia.
Area Description: 
Jackson, FL; Washington, FL; Decatur, GA; Seminole, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov