Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 12 at 7:15AM EDT until March 12 at 8:30AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 4:15am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 5:30am
Description:
SVRTAE
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Cook County in south central Georgia...
Irwin County in south central Georgia...
Berrien County in south central Georgia...
Eastern Turner County in south central Georgia...
Northeastern Colquitt County in south central Georgia...
Tift County in south central Georgia...
Ben Hill County in south central Georgia...
* Until 830 AM EDT.
* At 715 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Ashburn to near Norman Park,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fitzgerald, Tifton, Ocilla, Nashville, Enigma, Omega, Lenox,
Alapaha, Mystic, Unionville, Phillipsburg, Rebecca, Eldorado,
Gladys, Osierfield, Glory, Flat Ford, Harding, Wagon Wheel, and
Waterloo.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Tallahassee.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for south central
Georgia.
Area Description:
Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Irwin, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov