NWS Tallahassee FLTO.W 0051October 9, 2026
Tornado Warning: Dixie, FL
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee issued a tornado warning for Dixie in Florida, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on October 9. It was the 51st tornado warning the NWS office in Tallahassee issued in 2026. Florida had 6 tornado warnings in October 2026, against 16 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Florida's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tallahassee FL
- Area
- Dixie
- State
- Florida
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:18 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTAE TO.W 0051
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Florida since 2008Every warning type in Florida
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The notice as issued
TORTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Dixie County in Big Bend Florida... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 418 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Cross City, moving northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Cross City around 425 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Eugene, Shamrock, Hines, and Cross City Airport.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.