Tornado Watch Florida, Georgia | Effective 03/16/2026 10:33

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 16 at 1:33PM EDT until March 16 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 16, 2026 - 10:33am
Expires: 
March 16, 2026 - 11:45am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW TORNADO WATCH 65 TO EXPIRE AT 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN FLORIDA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN FLORIDA COLUMBIA GILCHRIST HAMILTON SUWANNEE IN GEORGIA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA APPLING ATKINSON BACON BRANTLEY CLINCH COFFEE ECHOLS JEFF DAVIS PIERCE WARE WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, ATKINSON, AXSON, BAXLEY, BELMONT, BLACKSHEAR, COLUMBIA, DOCTORTOWN, DOUGLAS, GARDI, HAZLEHURST, HICKOX, HOBOKEN, HOMERVILLE, HORTENSE, HOUSTON, JASPER, JENNINGS, JESUP, LAKE CITY, LIVE OAK, LULU, MCALPIN, NAHUNTA, NEEDHAM, NEEDMORE, NEW LACY, NEWBURN, OLENO STATE PARK, PEARSON, PINE GROVE, PLANT HATCH, RAYBON, STATENVILLE, SUWANNEE SPRINGS, TRENTON, WATERTOWN, WAYCROSS, WAYNESVILLE, WEST LAKE, WHITE SPRINGS, AND WILLACOOCHEE.
Area Description: 
Columbia, FL; Gilchrist, FL; Hamilton, FL; Suwannee, FL; Appling, GA; Atkinson, GA; Bacon, GA; Brantley, GA; Clinch, GA; Coffee, GA; Echols, GA; Jeff Davis, GA; Pierce, GA; Ware, GA; Wayne, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Jacksonville FL