Florida, Georgia Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 10/09/2026 17:54

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued October 9 at 8:54PM EDT until October 10 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
October 9, 2026 - 5:54pm
Expires: 
October 10, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 678 UNTIL 6 AM EDT /5 AM CDT/ SATURDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 677. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN BIG BEND FLORIDA DIXIE FRANKLIN GADSDEN JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE LEON LIBERTY MADISON TAYLOR WAKULLA IN PANHANDLE FLORIDA CALHOUN GULF JACKSON IN GEORGIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA BROOKS LOWNDES THOMAS IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DECATUR GRADY SEMINOLE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABE SPRINGS, ADAMS BEACH, ALMA, APALACHICOLA, ATHENA, AUSMAC, BAINBRIDGE, BAY CITY, BEACHTON, BETHEL, BEVERLY, BLOUNTSTOWN, BLUE SPRINGS, BLUE SPRINGS, BOYD, BRADFORDVILLE, BROOKS CO A/P, BROWNTOWN, BUCELL JUNCTION, BUCK SIDING, BUCKVILLE, CABBAGE GROVE, CAIRO, CAPEL, CAPITOLA, CAPPS, CARBUR, CARRABELLE, CASA BLANCO, CHAIRES, CHAIRES CROSSROADS, CHATTAHOOCHEE, CHERRY LAKE, CLARKSVILLE, COOKS HAMMOCK, CROSS CITY, CROSS CITY AIRPORT, DALKEITH, DAVIS PARK, DAY, DECATUR CO A/P, DILLON, DILLS, DIXIE, DONALDSONVILLE A/P, DONALSONVILLE, DRIFTON, DURHAM, ELPINO, EMPRESS, FAIRCHILD, FESTUS, FORT GADSDEN, FRINK, GRACEVILLE, GRADY CO A/P, GROOVERVILLE, HANOVER, HANSON, HARDIN HEIGHTS, HILLIARDVILLE, HINES, HONEYVILLE, HOPEWELL, HOWARD CREEK, JARROTT, JONESBORO, KILLEARN ESTATES, KILLEARN LAKES, LITTLE HOPE, LITTMAN, LOVETT, LYNN, MACLAY STATE GARDENS, MADISON, MALONE, MARIANNA, MARYSVILLE, MAYO, METCALF, MIDWAY, MONCRIEF, MONTICELLO, NANKIN, OAK GROVE, ODENA, OLD TOWN, PASCO, PERRY, PINE PARK, PINETTA, PORT ST. JOE, QUINCY, QUINCY AIRPORT, QUITMAN, RICHTER CROSSROADS, RIVERTURN, SANTA CLARA, SCOTTS FERRY, SEMINOLE STATE PARK, SIMSVILLE, SNEADS, SOPCHOPPY, ST. MARKS, STEINHAM STORE, SWEETWATER, TALLAHASSEE, THOMASVILLE, TILTON, VALDOSTA, VALDOSTA REGIONAL AIRPORT, WAKULLA SPRINGS, WEST BAINBRIDGE, WETUMPKA, WEWAHITCHKA, WHITE CITY, AND YELLOW JACKET.
Area Description: 
Calhoun, FL; Dixie, FL; Franklin, FL; Gadsden, FL; Gulf, FL; Jackson, FL; Jefferson, FL; Lafayette, FL; Leon, FL; Liberty, FL; Madison, FL; Taylor, FL; Wakulla, FL; Brooks, GA; Decatur, GA; Grady, GA; Lowndes, GA; Seminole, GA; Thomas, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov