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07:11 AM. Tornado Watch

UPDATED @ 07:58 AM CST

Torndao watch extended, 08:56 AM EDT until 10:00 AM EDT per National Weather – Tallahassee Florida.

EVENT: Tornado Watch
ALERT:
TORNADO WATCH 63 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

COFFEE                DALE                  GENEVA
HENRY                 HOUSTON

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN PANHANDLE FLORIDA

BAY                   CALHOUN               HOLMES
JACKSON               WALTON                WASHINGTON

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

CALHOUN               CLAY                  EARLY
QUITMAN               RANDOLPH              SEMINOLE
TERRELL

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ABBEVILLE MUNICIPAL A/P,
ABE SPRINGS, ALPINE HEIGHTS, ARGYLE, ARLINGTON, ASBURY,
BAGBY STATE PARK, BARKER STORE, BATTENS CROSSROADS, BEAMON,
BENEVOLENCE, BENNETT, BLACKWELL FIELD A/P, BLACKWOOD, BLAKELY,
BLOUNTSTOWN, BONIFAY, BROWNS CROSSROADS, BROWNTOWN, CAIRO,
CALLAWAY, CENTER RIDGE, CENTERVILLE, CHIPLEY,
CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLARKS MILL, CLARKSVILLE,
CLUSTER SPRINGS, COBB CROSSROADS, COLES, COMMISSARY HILL,
CORDRAYS MILL, COTTONWOOD, CROSSROADS, CRYSTAL LAKE, CUBA,
CUTHBERT, DALEVILLE, DAVIS PARK, DAWSON, DAWSON MUNICIPAL A/P,
DAYS CROSSROADS, DE FUNIAK SPRING AIRPORT, DE FUNIAK SPRINGS,
DICKEY, DILL, DONALDSONVILLE A/P, DONALSONVILLE, DOTHAN,
DOUGLASVILLE, DOVEREL, DURHAM, EARLY CO A/P, ECONFINA, EDISON,
ENTERPRISE, ENTERPRISE MUNICIPAL A/P, EUCHEEANNA, EWELL, FADETTE,
FAIRCHILD, FIVE POINTS, FORT GAINES, FORT RUCKER, FRINK, GANER,
GENEVA, GENEVA MUNICIPAL A/P, GEORGETOWN, GRACEVILLE, GRAVES,
HACODA, HARTFORD, HATCHER, HEADLAND, HEADLAND MUNICIPAL A/P,
HEROD, HOLMES COUNTY AIRPORT, JONES CROSSING, KEYTON,
LAWRENCEVILLE, LEONIA, LITTLE HOPE, LOGAN FIELD MUNICIPAL A/P,
LYNN HAVEN, MABSON, MALONE, MARIANNA, MARYSVILLE,
MOORES CROSSROADS, MORGAN, NEW HOPE, NIXON, ORANGE HILL, OZARK,
PANAMA CITY, PECAN, PETERSON HILL, POPLAR HEAD,
RICHTER CROSSROADS, RICKS PLACE, RIVERTURN, SCOTTS FERRY,
SCREAMER, SEMINOLE STATE PARK, SHIVERS MILL, SIMSVILLE, SNEADS,
SPRINGVALE, SPRINGVALE STATION, UNION, WILLIAMSBURG, WIRE BRIDGE,
AND YEOMANS.
TARGET AREA: Coffee, AL; Dale, AL; Geneva, AL; Henry, AL; Houston, AL; Bay, FL; Calhoun, FL; Holmes, FL; Jackson, FL; Walton, FL; Washington, FL; Calhoun, GA; Clay, GA; Early, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Seminole, GA; Terrell, GA

06:45 AM. Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NOTICE TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE NOT CENTRAL TIME ZONE
EVENT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
ALERT:
At 733 AM EDT/633 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 8 miles east of Lakepoint Resort State Park to
near Newton, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Headland, Georgetown, Dothan,
Ozark, Fort Rucker, Midland City, Kinsey, Newton, Webb, Pinckard,
Grimes, Newville, Napier Field, Haleburg, Shorterville, Wire Bridge,
and Hunt Field.
INSTRUCTIONS:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT/900 AM CDT/ for
southeastern Alabama...and southwestern Georgia.

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.
TARGET AREA: Dale, AL; Henry, AL; Houston, AL; Clay, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA

7:02 PM. Juror Delay – Houston County

HOUSTON COUNTY:    

Jurors called for the Houston County Circuit Court for the term beginning Monday, March 16, 2026, shall report at 10:00 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m. to the Houston County Courthouse due to inclement weather.  This change in time is limited only to jurors in Houston County and does NOT apply to any cases set before the Houston County Courts.

Carla H. Woodall

Houston County Circuit Clerk

UPDATED @ 6:29 PM. 3:26 PM. Major Outdoor Fire – Pansey Area – Houston County

PANSEY-HOUSTON COUNTY:  2:48 PM.    Multiple Houston County Volunteer Fire Departments are fighting a large outdoor fire.

The location is on the eastside of Houston County in the area of County Road 8. The fire has jumped the road and on both sides of the road. Visibility is reported to be zero.

Pansey, Gordon, Ashford, Lovetown, Cowarts, Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Departments. Alabama Forrestry has been dispatched. Houston County Sheriff Deputies.

3:22 PM. School Opening Delayed Monday

HOUSTON-DOTHAN CITY- HENRY COUNTY-DALE COUNTY:   3:22 PM.  Multiple school systems have delayed school opening Monday morning by 2 hours.

The systems we have so far, Houston County, Dothan City, Henry County and Dale County.

Bad weather with sudden temperature drops is expected to move in around 10:00 PM this evening.

 

10:05 AM. Bad Weather Expected Tonight

Sunday, 15-MAR-2026, Severe Weather Update

Good morning,

–Changes since last briefing: Coffee County has been upgraded to an Enhanced Risk (3 out of 5)for severe storms overnight tonight. The timing has generally remained the same.

SEVERE WEATHER SUMMARY

–What changed? Mainly an increase in the risk of tornadoes, some of which could be strong, in addition to large hail.

–Main hazards: scattered damaging wind gusts 60-70 mph, a few tornadoes (a couple could be strong) and large hail (up to 1” or greater).

–Timing: earliest arrival of 3 AM CT, with most likely arrival from 4-7 AM CT.

SEVERE WEATHER OVERVIEW: A squall line will race through our region overnight tonight. The squall line itself will have the potential to bring damaging wind gusts and a few isolated brief embedded tornadoes. If any supercells develop in advance of the squall line, then stronger tornadoes and medium-large hail could be expected.

As this is an overnight event please make sure you have multiple, reliable ways to receive weather alerts.

LATE SEASON FROST/FREEZE SUMMARY

–Behind the storms, cold air will revisit us again for a few days. Tuesday morning looks to be windy with wind chills in the 20s, with temperatures right below freezing. Wednesday morning will feature another freeze but light to calm winds will keep the wind chills bearable. Later in the week temperatures rebound with plenty of sunshine.

GL

Grant Lyons

Director,

COFFEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT