Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Parts of Florida Panhandle and South Georgia
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on April 6, 2026, 4 months 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).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for several counties in Florida and Georgia until 7:30 AM EDT, with 60 mph wind gusts and a possible tornado threat.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Florida Panhandle and South Georgia
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Tallahassee
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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Florida Panhandle and South Georgia.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of the Florida Panhandle, Big Bend Florida, and south central and southwestern Georgia. The alert was issued following radar-indicated severe weather moving through the region.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions:
- Florida: Gadsden County and east central Jackson County.
- Georgia: Mitchell, Colquitt, Tift, Worth, Decatur, Grady, Turner, Thomas, Baker (central), Dougherty (eastern), Lee (southeastern), and Seminole (southeastern) counties.
Impacted locations include Tifton, Moultrie, Thomasville, Quincy, Havana, Pelham, Putney, Bainbridge, Midway, Ashburn, Sylvester, Cairo, Camilla, Albany, Boston, Omega, Norman Park, Baconton, Poulan, and Doerun.
Expected Conditions
As of 6:30 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near De Soto to near Newton to Chattahoochee, moving east at 45 mph.
- Wind: Gusts up to 60 mph are expected.
- Impacts: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
- Additional Hazards: Radar indicates that a tornado is possible.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents must remain alert for a possible tornado, as they can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado, go at once to a basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure. A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the Big Bend and Panhandle of Florida, as well as south central and southwestern Georgia, until 9:00 AM EDT.
Timeline
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective immediately and is scheduled to expire at 7:30 AM EDT (6:30 AM CDT) on March 12, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.