Severe Thunderstorm Warning Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 01:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 4:58AM EDT until March 16 at 5:45AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 1:58am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 2:45am
Description: 
SVRTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Berrien County in south central Georgia... Lanier County in south central Georgia... Northeastern Lowndes County in south central Georgia... * Until 545 AM EDT. * At 458 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Moody Air Force Base, or 8 miles northeast of Valdosta, moving northeast at 35 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... Lakeland, Valdosta, Ray City, Moody Air Force Base, Meigs, Naylor, Courthouse, Barretts, Hansell, and Teeterville.
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.
Area Description: 
Berrien, GA; Lanier, GA; Lowndes, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov