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SPSTAE

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
602 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

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Coastal Bay FL-Gadsden FL-Inland Bay FL-Calhoun FL-
Northern Liberty FL-Inland Gulf FL-Jackson FL-Washington FL-
602 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN
GULF...BAY AND CALHOUN COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA...
NORTHWESTERN GADSDEN...NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES IN BIG BEND
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF
FLORIDA THROUGH 700 AM EDT/600 AM CDT/...

At 601 AM EDT/501 AM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from Marianna to 16 miles
southeast of Vernon to near Panama City Beach. Movement was east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Panama City, Lynn Haven, Panama City Beach, Callaway, Blountstown,
Springfield, Mexico Beach, Hiland Park, Chattahoochee, Tyndall Air
Force Base, Stonemill Creek, Wewahitchka, Parker, Bristol, Altha,
Alford, Rock Bluff, Clarksville, Allanton, and Gulf Resort Beach.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT/800 AM CDT/ for
Big Bend and the Panhandle of Florida...and southwestern Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3051 8561 3078 8544 3061 8501 3062 8491
      3072 8487 3070 8468 3033 8494 3000 8536
      3002 8539 2998 8539 2991 8548 3021 8602
TIME...MOT...LOC 1001Z 285DEG 22KT 3080 8526 3047 8549 3024 8588

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

21-HANER