Tornado Watch Florida, Georgia | Effective 03/12/2026 02:56

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 12 at 5:56AM EDT until March 12 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 2:56am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 49 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN BIG BEND FLORIDA FRANKLIN JEFFERSON LEON WAKULLA IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BEN HILL BERRIEN BROOKS COLQUITT COOK IRWIN LANIER LOWNDES THOMAS TIFT IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA GRADY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBA, ADEL, ALMA, APALACHICOLA, ASHTON, BANNOCKBURN, BARNEYVILLE, BAY CITY, BEACHTON, BERRIEN CO A/P, BETHEL, BEVERLY, BLUE SPRINGS, BOWENS MILL, BRADFORDVILLE, BROOKS CO A/P, BUCK SIDING, CAIRO, CAPEL, CAPITOLA, CAPPS, CARRABELLE, CASA BLANCO, CHAIRES, CHAIRES CROSSROADS, CHULA, COOK CO A/P, COTTLE, COURTHOUSE, DILLON, DILLS, DIXIE, DRIFTON, ELPINO, EMPRESS, FESTUS, FITZGERALD, FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL A/P, FORT GADSDEN, GRADY CO A/P, GREGGS, GROOVERVILLE, HARDING, HILLIARDVILLE, IRWINVILLE, JARROTT, KILLEARN ESTATES, KILLEARN LAKES, LACONTE, LAKELAND, MACLAY STATE GARDENS, MASSEE, METCALF, MONCRIEF, MONTICELLO, MOULTRIE, MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P, NANKIN, NASHVILLE, OCILLA, PASCO, PINE PARK, PINE VALLEY, QUEENSLAND, QUITMAN, SOPCHOPPY, SPENCE AIRPORT, ST. MARKS, SUNSWEET, TALLAHASSEE, TEETERVILLE, THOMASVILLE, TIFTON, TILTON, VALDOSTA, VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WAKULLA SPRINGS, WATERLOO, WEBER, AND WESTWOOD.
Area Description: 
Franklin, FL; Jefferson, FL; Leon, FL; Wakulla, FL; Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Brooks, GA; Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Grady, GA; Irwin, GA; Lanier, GA; Lowndes, GA; Thomas, GA; Tift, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov