Tornado Watch Issued for Parts of LA, MS, AL, and FL Panhandle Until 6 PM CST

Tornado watch  number 7

A tornado watch has been issued for southeast Louisiana and Mississippi, all of south Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle until 6 PM CST this evening.

Primary threats include…

  • Tornadoes with a couple intense tornadoes possible.
  • Widespread damaging winds with isolated significant gusts
    to 75 mph possible.
  • Isolated large hail with hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter possible.

UPDATE (11:43 AM CST): A separate tornado watch (number 8) has also been issued for the remainder of the Florida Panhandle and Coffee Geneva, Houston, Henry, and Dale counties in Alabama until 7 PM CST.

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Caleb Carmichael
Caleb Carmichael

Caleb is the owner of Gulf Coast Storm Center. He has a bachelor's degree in geoscience with a concentration in broadcast and operational meteorology from Mississippi State University. Caleb has been providing weather updates, news, and analysis for the Gulf Coast since 2014.

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