Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 9:59AM EDT until March 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 6:59am
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 8:00am
Description:
SVRTAE
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Cook County in south central Georgia...
Western Irwin County in south central Georgia...
Southern Turner County in south central Georgia...
Colquitt County in south central Georgia...
Tift County in south central Georgia...
Southeastern Worth County in south central Georgia...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 959 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Poulan to near Ochlocknee, moving northeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Tifton, Moultrie, Sylvester, Omega, Norman Park, Lenox, Poulan,
Doerun, Ty Ty, Phillipsburg, Mystic, Unionville, Riverside,
Terrell, Schley, Sycamore, Berlin, Funston, Sumner, and Ellenton.
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 for south central
Georgia.
Area Description:
Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Irwin, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA; Worth, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov