Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southeastern Alabama, Florida Panhandle, and Southwestern Georgia
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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).
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia until 7:00 AM EDT, with 60 mph wind gusts and possible tornadoes.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Alabama, Florida Panhandle, and Southwestern 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 Southeastern Alabama, Florida Panhandle, and Southwestern Georgia.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee FL has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of southeastern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and southwestern Georgia. The warning is effective immediately and remains in place until 7:00 AM EDT (6:00 AM CDT) on March 12, 2026.
Affected Areas
The following counties and regions are under the warning:
- Alabama: Southeastern Houston County.
- Florida: Jackson County.
- Georgia: Miller, Dougherty, Lee, Baker, Calhoun, Early, Seminole, Terrell, southeastern Clay, and eastern Randolph Counties.
Specific locations impacted include Albany, Marianna, Colquitt, Newton, Morgan, Blakely, Dawson, Putney, Donalsonville, Leesburg, Edison, Arlington, Shellman, Leary, Smithville, East Albany, Turner City, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Chattahoochee, and Walker.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents should remain alert for a possible tornado, as tornadoes 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.
Expected Conditions
As of 5:58 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Plains to near Arlington to Marianna, moving east at 25 mph.
- Wind: 60 mph wind gusts are expected.
- Hail: Radar indicates the potential for hail up to .75 inches.
- Impact: Residents should expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is scheduled to expire at 7:00 AM EDT (6:00 AM CDT). Please note that a separate Tornado Watch remains in effect for southeastern Alabama, the Big Bend and Panhandle of Florida, and south-central and southwestern Georgia until 9:00 AM EDT (8:00 AM CDT).
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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