UPDATE:
A tornado watch has been issued for Seminole, Miller, Decatur, Baker, Mitchell, Grady, Thomas, and Colquitt Counties in Georgia until 11 a.m. EST this Saturday morning.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Active thunderstorms are present this morning in the western Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama ahead of a cold front and a potent low-pressure system. These areas of rain will move east through middle and southwestern Georgia, especially areas along and north of the Flint River part of the tri-state region late tonight.
Rounds of rain will come with scattered thunderstorms containing frequent lightning and strong wind gusts. Locations around and north of US 82 are most susceptible to severe-weather elements and a stray tornado, although chances remain quite low for the morning.
Saturday's daytime forecast is where we start focusing on timing and impacts of stronger to severe storm chances across local Big Bend and stateline south Georgia areas.
A warm front will lift Saturday morning before a cold front will drive through.
During this time, a few storms will be possible across the tri-state area and mostly to our west early Saturday morning. Scattered storms are forecast in the Panhandle before sunrise. Some of these storms could contain stronger wind.
Our main broken line of storms start in the west Saturday mid-morning. Individual thunderstorms can strengthen Saturday afternoon as they head through south-central Georgia and central Big Bend counties.
During this line, damaging wind is most likely along the line of storms, with an embedded rotation for isolated tornadic risks.
Storms move out by late Saturday evening to our east.
A few spotty showers are possible early Sunday before cooler and drier air return for next week.
