Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Geneva County AL and Holmes County FL
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NOAA issued it on August 18, 2026, 5 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Tallahassee has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Geneva County in Alabama and north central Holmes County in Florida until 5:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Alabama and Florida Panhandle
- Issued
- August 18, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Tallahassee FL
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 5 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Alabama and Florida Panhandle.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Tallahassee FL. Effective from August 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM CDT until August 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Central Geneva County in southeastern Alabama and north central Holmes County in the Florida Panhandle. Locations impacted include Geneva, Samson, Coffee Springs, Black, Miller Crossroads, Spears, Eunola, Sellersville, Bethlehem, Lytle, Highfalls, Marl, Logan Field Municipal A/P, Sweetgum Head, Geneva Municipal A/P, Vaughanville, Ards Crossroads, Smith Crossroads, New Hope, and Somerset.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:41 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Samson, or 7 miles northwest of Geneva, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Source: Radar indicated.
Timeline
Alert effective August 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM CDT. Expires and ends August 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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