Tornado Watch Florida, Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 05:02

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 8:02AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 5:02am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 65 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN BIG BEND FLORIDA DIXIE FRANKLIN GADSDEN JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LEON LIBERTY MADISON TAYLOR WAKULLA IN PANHANDLE FLORIDA GULF IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BEN HILL BERRIEN BROOKS COLQUITT COOK IRWIN LANIER LOWNDES THOMAS TIFT TURNER WORTH IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA BAKER DECATUR DOUGHERTY GRADY LEE MILLER MITCHELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBA, ADAMS BEACH, ADEL, ALBANY, ALFORDS, ALMA, APALACHICOLA, ASHBURN, ASHTON, ATHENA, AUSMAC, BABCOCK, BAINBRIDGE, BANNOCKBURN, BARNEYVILLE, BAY CITY, BEACHTON, BELLVIEW, BERRIEN CO A/P, BETHEL, BEVERLY, BLUE SPRINGS, BLUE SPRINGS, BOWENS MILL, BOYD, BOYKIN, BRADFORDVILLE, BRANCHVILLE, BROOKS CO A/P, BUCELL JUNCTION, BUCK SIDING, BUCKVILLE, CABBAGE GROVE, CAIRO, CAMILLA, CAPEL, CAPITOLA, CAPPS, CARBUR, CARRABELLE, CASA BLANCO, CHAIRES, CHAIRES CROSSROADS, CHATTAHOOCHEE, CHERRY LAKE, CHULA, COLQUITT, COOK CO A/P, COOKS HAMMOCK, COOKTOWN, COTTLE, COTTON, COURTHOUSE, CROSS CITY, CROSS CITY AIRPORT, DALKEITH, DAY, DECATUR CO A/P, DILLON, DILLS, DIXIE, DRIFTON, EAST ALBANY, ELMODEL WMA, ELPINO, EMPRESS, ENTERPRISE, FESTUS, FITZGERALD, FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL A/P, FORRESTER, FORT GADSDEN, GAMMAGE, GORDY, GRADY CO A/P, GREGGS, GROOVERVILLE, HANOVER, HANSON, HARDIN HEIGHTS, HARDING, HAWKINSTOWN, HILLIARDVILLE, HINES, HOBBY, HOGGARD MILL, HONEYVILLE, HOPEWELL, HOWARD CREEK, IRWINVILLE, ISABELLA, IVEYS MILL, JARROTT, JONESBORO, KILLEARN ESTATES, KILLEARN LAKES, LACONTE, LAKELAND, LEESBURG, LITTMAN, LOCKETT CROSSING, LOVETT, LYNN, MACLAY STATE GARDENS, MADISON, MASSEE, MAYHAW, MAYO, METCALF, MIDWAY, MILFORD, MITCHELL CO A/P, MONCRIEF, MONTICELLO, MOULTRIE, MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P, NANKIN, NASHVILLE, NEWTON, OAK GROVE, OCILLA, ODENA, OLD TOWN, PALMYRA, PASCO, PELHAM, PERRY, PINE PARK, PINE VALLEY, PINETTA, PORT ST. JOE, PRETORIA, QUEENSLAND, QUINCY, QUINCY AIRPORT, QUITMAN, RED ROCK, RED STORE CROSSROADS, SANTA CLARA, SMITHVILLE, SOPCHOPPY, SOUTHWEST GA REGIONAL A/P, SPENCE AIRPORT, ST. MARKS, STEINHAM STORE, SUNSWEET, SWEETWATER, SYLVESTER, SYLVESTER AIRPORT, TALLAHASSEE, TEETERVILLE, THOMASVILLE, TIFTON, TILTON, TURNER CITY, VALDOSTA, VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WAKULLA SPRINGS, WALKER, WATERLOO, WEBER, WEST BAINBRIDGE, WESTWOOD, WETUMPKA, WEWAHITCHKA, WHITE CITY, WORTH, AND YELLOW JACKET.
Area Description: 
Dixie, FL; Franklin, FL; Gadsden, FL; Gulf, FL; Jefferson, FL; Lafayette, FL; Leon, FL; Liberty, FL; Madison, FL; Taylor, FL; Wakulla, FL; Baker, GA; Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Brooks, GA; Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Decatur, GA; Dougherty, GA; Grady, GA; Irwin, GA; Lanier, GA; Lee, GA; Lowndes, GA; Miller, GA; Mitchell, GA; Thomas, GA; Tift, GA; Turner, GA; Worth, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov