Stormy weather continues Monday in Southwest Georgia; tornado watch issued

A line of storms moving northeast from Marianna, Fla., into Southwest Georgia caused several weather warnings Monday afternoon and most of the region was under a tornado watch through 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.

At about 12 p.m. Eastern Time, a tornado warning was issued in Jackson County, Fla., and forecasters said the storm was moving north toward Seminole County, Georgia.

The next weather alert was broadcast shortly after 1 p.m., when a tornado warning was issued for parts of Early and Miller counties, including the towns of Damascus and Colquitt. The National Weather Service said a possible tornado had been seen on radar near Donalsonville, GA, moving northeast at 40 miles per hour. The alert said the storm was capable of producing hail and damaging winds.

Tornado Warning including Colquitt GA, Damascus GA, Harmony Church Rd/Hwy 45 GA until 1:45 PM EST pic.twitter.com/4LJhgH2i8u

— NWS Tornado Warnings (@NWStornado) November 2, 2015

The storm reached Colquitt, where a Georgia State Patrol post is located, by about 1:25 p.m. A citizen’s unofficial weather report on Twitter said there was a possible tornado touchdown on Cooktown Road in Miller County.

Per Mitchell County GA scanner Funnel Possible Tornado seen on Cooktown Rd near Colquitt GA #GAwx #Tornado

— Cynthia C. (@ALGANCTNwx) November 2, 2015

A separate tornado warning was issued for Dougherty, Terrell and Calhoun counties at 1 p.m., followed by another warning in Lee County. The National Weather Service said there was a possible tornado located between Smithville and Leesburg, headed northeast at 25 miles per hour.

Also around 1:15 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch, which means conditions were favorable for the formation of tornadoes, through 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.

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Current Weather Alerts

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 530
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
115 PM EST MON NOV 2 2015

TORNADO WATCH 530 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EST FOR THE
 FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATKINSON             BAKER               BEN HILL
BERRIEN              BIBB                BLECKLEY
CALHOUN              COFFEE              COLQUITT
COOK                 CRISP               DECATUR
DODGE                DOOLY               DOUGHERTY
EARLY                EMANUEL             GRADY
HOUSTON              IRWIN               JEFFERSON
JEFF DAVIS           JOHNSON             LAURENS
LEE                  MACON               MILLER
MITCHELL             MONTGOMERY          PEACH
PULASKI              SEMINOLE            SUMTER
TELFAIR              TERRELL             THOMAS
TIFT                 TOOMBS              TREUTLEN
TURNER               TWIGGS              WASHINGTON
WHEELER              WILCOX              WILKINSON
WORTH