1:30 p.m.

As the existing tornado watch was set to expire, the National Weather Service issued another, which will last until 8 p.m.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 125 UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 124. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA DALE GENEVA HENRY HOUSTON IN FLORIDA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN PANHANDLE FLORIDA BAY CALHOUN GULF HOLMES JACKSON WALTON WASHINGTON IN GEORGIA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA COLQUITT TIFT TURNER WORTH IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA BAKER CALHOUN CLAY DOUGHERTY EARLY LEE MILLER MITCHELL QUITMAN RANDOLPH SEMINOLE TERRELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ABBEVILLE MUNICIPAL A/P, ABE SPRINGS, ALBANY, ALFORDS, ALPINE HEIGHTS, ARGYLE, ARLINGTON, ASBURY, ASHBURN, BABCOCK, BAGBY STATE PARK, BARKER STORE, BEAMON, BELLVIEW, BENEVOLENCE, BENNETT, BLACKWELL FIELD A/P, BLACKWOOD, BLAKELY, BLOUNTSTOWN, BONIFAY, BOYKIN, BRANCHVILLE, BROWNS CROSSROADS, BROWNTOWN, CAIRO, CALLAWAY, CAMILLA, CENTER RIDGE, CENTERVILLE, CHIPLEY, CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CHULA, CLARKS MILL, CLARKSVILLE, CLUSTER SPRINGS, COBB CROSSROADS, COLES, COLQUITT, COMMISSARY HILL, COOKTOWN, CORDRAYS MILL, COTTON, COTTONWOOD, CROSSROADS, CRYSTAL LAKE, CUBA, CUTHBERT, DALEVILLE, DALKEITH, DAVIS PARK, DAWSON, DAWSON MUNICIPAL A/P, DAYS CROSSROADS, DE FUNIAK SPRING AIRPORT, DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, DICKEY, DILL, DONALDSONVILLE A/P, DONALSONVILLE, DOTHAN, DOUGLASVILLE, DOVEREL, DURHAM, EARLY CO A/P, EAST ALBANY, ECONFINA, EDISON, ELMODEL WMA, ENTERPRISE, EUCHEEANNA, EWELL, FADETTE, FAIRCHILD, FIVE POINTS, FORRESTER, FORT GAINES, FORT RUCKER, FRINK, GAMMAGE, GANER, GENEVA, GENEVA MUNICIPAL A/P, GEORGETOWN, GORDY, GRACEVILLE, GRAVES, HACODA, HARDING, HARTFORD, HATCHER, HAWKINSTOWN, HEADLAND, HEADLAND MUNICIPAL A/P, HEROD, HOBBY, HOGGARD MILL, HOLMES COUNTY AIRPORT, HONEYVILLE, HOWARD CREEK, ISABELLA, IVEYS MILL, JONES CROSSING, LAWRENCEVILLE, LEESBURG, LEONIA, LITTLE HOPE, LOCKETT CROSSING, LOGAN FIELD MUNICIPAL A/P, LYNN HAVEN, MABSON, MALONE, MARIANNA, MARYSVILLE, MAYHAW, MILFORD, MITCHELL CO A/P, MOORES CROSSROADS, MORGAN, MOULTRIE, MOULTRIE MUNICIPAL A/P, NEW HOPE, NEWTON, NIXON, OAK GROVE, ODENA, ORANGE HILL, OZARK, PALMYRA, PANAMA CITY, PECAN, PELHAM, PETERSON HILL, POPLAR HEAD, PORT ST. JOE, PRETORIA, RED ROCK, RED STORE CROSSROADS, RICHTER CROSSROADS, RICKS PLACE, RIVERTURN, SCOTTS FERRY, SCREAMER, SEMINOLE STATE PARK, SHIVERS MILL, SIMSVILLE, SMITHVILLE, SNEADS, SOUTHWEST GA REGIONAL A/P, SPENCE AIRPORT, SPRINGVALE, SPRINGVALE STATION, SUNSWEET, SYLVESTER, SYLVESTER AIRPORT, TIFTON, TURNER CITY, UNION, WALKER, WEWAHITCHKA, WHITE CITY, WILLIAMSBURG, WIRE BRIDGE, WORTH, AND YEOMANS.

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9:45 a.m.

Good morning!

The Observer newsroom is getting cranked up this morning, with eyes on the weather system expected to head our way today.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch at 7:58 a.m. today that will last until 1 p.m.