Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 8:13AM EDT until March 16 at 9:30AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 5:13am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 6:30am
Description:
SVRTAE
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Gulf County in the Panhandle of Florida...
Central Wakulla County in Big Bend Florida...
Southeastern Liberty County in Big Bend Florida...
Franklin County in Big Bend Florida...
* Until 930 AM EDT/830 AM CDT/.
* At 810 AM EDT/710 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along
a line extending from 7 miles west of Crawfordville to 12 miles
south of Port St. Joe, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Apalachicola, Crawfordville, St George
Island, Port St. Joe, White City, Franklin, Sopchoppy, Royal Bluff,
St George Island St Pk, Cape San Blas, Beverly, Panacea, Poplar
Camp, Medart, Simmons Bayou, Liveoak Island, Curtis Mill, and Fort
Gadsden.
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
Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida.
Area Description:
Franklin, FL; Gulf, FL; Liberty, FL; Wakulla, FL
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov