Tornado Watch Florida, Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 08:58

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 11:58AM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 8:58am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 65 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN BIG BEND FLORIDA DIXIE FRANKLIN JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LEON MADISON TAYLOR WAKULLA IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BEN HILL BERRIEN BROOKS COLQUITT COOK IRWIN LANIER LOWNDES THOMAS TIFT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBA, ADAMS BEACH, ADEL, ALMA, APALACHICOLA, ASHTON, ATHENA, BANNOCKBURN, BARNEYVILLE, BAY CITY, BERRIEN CO A/P, BETHEL, BEVERLY, BLUE SPRINGS, BLUE SPRINGS, BOWENS MILL, BOYD, BRADFORDVILLE, BROOKS CO A/P, BUCELL JUNCTION, BUCK SIDING, BUCKVILLE, CABBAGE GROVE, CAPITOLA, CAPPS, CARBUR, CARRABELLE, CASA BLANCO, CHAIRES, CHAIRES CROSSROADS, CHERRY LAKE, CHULA, COOK CO A/P, COOKS HAMMOCK, COTTLE, COURTHOUSE, CROSS CITY, CROSS CITY AIRPORT, DAY, DILLON, DILLS, DIXIE, DRIFTON, EMPRESS, FESTUS, FITZGERALD, FITZGERALD MUNICIPAL A/P, FORT GADSDEN, GREGGS, GROOVERVILLE, HANSON, HARDING, HILLIARDVILLE, HINES, HOPEWELL, IRWINVILLE, JARROTT, JONESBORO, KILLEARN ESTATES, KILLEARN LAKES, LACONTE, LAKELAND, LOVETT, MACLAY STATE GARDENS, MADISON, MASSEE, MAYO, METCALF, MIDWAY, MONTICELLO, MOULTRIE, MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P, NANKIN, NASHVILLE, OCILLA, OLD TOWN, PASCO, PERRY, PINE VALLEY, PINETTA, QUEENSLAND, QUITMAN, SOPCHOPPY, SPENCE AIRPORT, ST. MARKS, SUNSWEET, TALLAHASSEE, TEETERVILLE, THOMASVILLE, TIFTON, TILTON, VALDOSTA, VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WAKULLA SPRINGS, WATERLOO, WEBER, WESTWOOD, AND YELLOW JACKET.
Area Description: 
Dixie, FL; Franklin, FL; Jefferson, FL; Lafayette, FL; Leon, FL; Madison, FL; Taylor, FL; Wakulla, FL; Ben Hill, GA; Berrien, GA; Brooks, GA; Colquitt, GA; Cook, GA; Irwin, GA; Lanier, GA; Lowndes, GA; Thomas, GA; Tift, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov