Tornado Live Weather Tracker: Where Warnings and Watches Remain In Effect

Weather experts have predicted heavy tornado activity and storm winds across several states, issuing warnings to residents over the weekend.

The Context

March normally marks the start of tornado season in the United States, with an uptick in storm activity along the region nicknamed “tornado alley,” which normally runs through the Plains and Deep South but in recent years has included states like Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Tornadoes pose a severe risk to life and property, with their powerful winds capable of destroying homes, overturning vehicles, and uprooting trees. The most dangerous tornadoes can be long-tracked and violent, causing widespread devastation over large areas.

Where Are Tornado Warnings in the US?

Southern states have seen the most activity and warnings over the past week, with outbreaks in states like Alabama and Mississippi on Saturday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued wind advisories for the Florida panhandle, all of Alabama, western and northern Georgia, most of South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, western North Carolina and Virginia, as well as parts of Ohio, eastern Michigan, and western New York.

Here are all the states with tornado warnings and reports.

Alabama

The greatest tornado activity on Saturday occurred across Alabama, with a tornado warning in Huntsville as an observed tornado moves north.

NWS Birmingham reported a confirmed tornado in southern Walker County, advising residents who live between Gorgas and Parrish to seek shelter immediately. The NWS also issued tornado warnings for southeastern Bibb County in central Alabama.

This followed the appearance of a tornado near Tuscaloosa just an hour earlier in the day.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 9 p.m. ET for 11 counties, including Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan.

Georgia

The NWS has issued a tornado watch until 1:00 a.m. ET for several Georgia counties, including Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Walker and Whitfield.

Mississippi

Tornado watches have been issued for three counties in southern Mississippi: Hancock, Harrison and Jackson, which includes the cities of Diamondhead, Gautier, Gulfport, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, St. Martin and Waveland.

North Carolina

A tornado watch was issued for Cherokee County that remains in effect until 1:00 a.m. ET.

Tennessee

NWS Morristown issued a tornado warning for northwestern Rhea and Bledsoe counties until 8:15 p.m. ET, but advised that “gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.”

A tornado warning remains in effect until 1:00 a.m. ET for eastern Tennessee, while a tornado watch remains in effect for counties including Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Hamilton, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, and Sequatchie.