SVRTAE FLC065-073-GAC027-131-275-161700- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0067.260316T1601Z-260316T1700Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 1201 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026 The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson County in Big Bend Florida... Leon County in Big Bend Florida... Southeastern Grady County in southwestern Georgia... Southern Thomas County in south central Georgia... Southwestern Brooks County in south central Georgia... * Until 100 PM EDT. * At 1201 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles south of Cairo to near Tallahassee State College, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tallahassee, Monticello, Tallahassee State College, Florida State University, Thomasville, Florida A and M, Boston, Doak Campbell Stadium, Morven, Barwick, Alma, Lake Bradford, Gaither Community Center, Tallahassee Memorial Hosp, Everett, Walker Ford Community Center, Rocky Hill, Miccosukee, South City, and Griffin Heights. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 PM EDT for Big Bend Florida...and south central Georgia. && LAT...LON 3097 8349 3044 8382 3032 8446 3079 8420 TIME...MOT...LOC 1601Z 250DEG 46KT 3070 8416 3039 8436 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ $$