Severe Thunderstorm Warning Alabama, Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 05:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:09AM EDT until March 16 at 9:15AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:09am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 6:15am
Description: 
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Henry County in southeastern Alabama... Clay County in southwestern Georgia... Randolph County in southwestern Georgia... Western Calhoun County in southwestern Georgia... Northwestern Early County in southwestern Georgia... Southeastern Quitman County in southwestern Georgia... Northwestern Terrell County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 915 AM EDT/815 AM CDT/. * At 809 AM EDT/709 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles west of Cuthbert to 9 miles southeast of Abbeville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Fort Gaines, Cuthbert, Edison, Shellman, Parrott, Bellville, Bluffton, Haleburg, Shorterville, Parksville, Carnegie, Hayes, Watson Crossroads, Pecan, Chambliss, Hatcher, Morris, Bethel, Springvale, and Fort Gaines-Clay Airport.
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 1000 AM EDT/900 AM CDT/ for southeastern Alabama...and southwestern Georgia.
Area Description: 
Henry, AL; Calhoun, GA; Clay, GA; Early, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Terrell, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov