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.
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.
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.
–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.
Houston County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a callregarding a deceased person discovered inside a vehicle south of Cottonwood.
According toinformation, deputies were dispatched to the area in the vicinity of South Gene Terry Road near the crossroads outside Cottonwoodafter a caller reported a body inside a vehicle.
Authorities say the person inside the vehicle appears to have been deceased for some time before being discovered.
Sheriff Donald Valenzaand Houston County Deputiesare currently working to gather details and determine the circumstances surrounding the discovery.
At this time, the identity of the deceased has not been released, and officials have not said whether foul play is suspected.
This is a developing situation, and more information will be released as it becomes available.
PANSEY-HOUSTON COUNTY: 2:48 PM. Multiple Houston County Volunteer Fire Departments are fighting a large outdoor fire.
