12:03 PM: The tornado warning has expired and Dothan is under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch.
People should still use caution and stay aware of weather alerts.
Reports indicate some debris on the south side of town. Reports also indicate some hail near Flowers Hospital.
Some minor injuries are reported from the confirmed tornado in Holmes County, and some homes were damaged.
11:30 AM. TORNADO WARNING
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Tornado Warning for… Eastern Geneva County in southeastern Alabama… Southwestern Houston County in southeastern Alabama… Northwestern Jackson County in the Panhandle of Florida… Northeastern Holmes County in the Panhandle of Florida… * Until noon CDT.
Rehobeth and Slocomb residents should be in their safe spaces.
Pack up the lake ideas this weekend — multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rain are forecast to move through the region the next couple of days. A few strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible each afternoon through the weekend with gusty winds and hail the primary concerns within any of the stronger storms.
Widespread rainfall totals of 3″ to 6″ are possible with locally higher amounts exceeding 10″ still on the table.
While rain chances remain high through the weekend, we do not anticipate it to be raining the entire weekend. However, when it does rain, it will be locally heavy and could cause isolated to scattered instances of Flash Flooding.
The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has maintained a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 4) for Excessive Rainfall today and Saturday. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for Excessive Rainfall Sunday into Sunday night. Upgrades to the Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (EROs) remain possible as confidence increases with regards to where the heaviest rain will set up this weekend.
There’s also the potential for a few strong to severe thunderstorms Friday and again over the weekend. As such, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has all of our area under Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for Severe Weather for today. Damaging winds and hail are the primary concerns within any of the stronger thunderstorms, should they develop. The threat is then confined more across the Florida Big Bend into south-central Georgia on Saturday.
