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The weather threat is intense for the first big weekend from Spring Break

The weather threat is intense for the first big weekend from Spring Break

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  • Bay County has an increased risk of storms on Saturday, March 15, 2025, including tornadoes, hail and harmful winds.
  • The storm threat is expected to begin on Saturday evening and continue until Sunday morning.
  • Residents and visitors are recommended to monitor forecasts and protect themselves when warnings are issued.
  • This storm event is expected to be the most strongest of the season so far.

Panama City Beach – The storm threat on the first weekend of the spring holidays 2025 has increased for Bay County.

The area is now completely in the extended (3 of 5 on the severity) zone on Saturday, March 15,. The trends became more serious in the threat and switch to the east because the national weather service has collected more data.

“All types of storm are possible, including the possibility of a significant storm (strong tornado, large hail and greater wind potential) west of the Apalachicola/Flint rivers,” wrote the NWS Tallahasee forecast in a Facebook post. “We will have more updates in the next few days.”

While the local forecast office in Bay County has not yet confirmed certain dangers, the Storm Prediction Center has for the entire region.

According to the SPC, a large area of ​​heavy thunderstorms on Saturday could lead to a risk of considerable tornados, harmful winds and in the deep south. They advise the residents to monitor the forecasts and protect protection if a warning is issued.

The seven -day prediction shows that the storm should compete on Saturday evening until Sunday morning. In the forecast discussion, they find that this will probably be the most strongest severe event of the season.

“Storm ingredients in Florida Big Bend and South Georgia are still among the highest that we have seen in the previous storm season in spring,” said the forecast. “So people in these areas should still keep an eye on the conditions and future forecasts, especially in view of the high probability of going through the activities in the night.”

State and national prospects, updated on Wednesday

Towards the end of the week, dozens of states could be exposed to difficult weather in what Accuweather could have become the greatest storm and tornado event of the year.

Florida is located on the southern edge of the storm system, with Panhandle and Nordflorida, according to the Florida Department of Emergency Management, the possibilities of tornados, harmful wind and hail are exposed to.

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From Wednesday there will be a certain uncertainty about timing and the effects in Florida.

So far, meteorologists know the following to help you prepare.

National weather radar: pursue storms while moving over us

Weather warnings exhibited in Florida

Tornados, harmful winds could affect several counties in Florida

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“Trust in the potential for storms on Saturday and Saturday evening was increased over the Panhandle,” said the Ministry of Emergency Management in Florida.

The Western Panhandle could see “harmful winds, hail and tornados”, meteorologist Stephen Miller with the National Weather Service Mobile on Wednesday morning.

According to the Florida Department of Emergency Management, a rainfall from 1 to 2 inches can be expected in Panhandle Saturday and Saturday evening.

Those who drive to the beach should ensure a higher risk of the current RIP risk at the weekend and the possibility of a higher surf, Miller said. Timing could not be worse because many public schools in Florida will be during the spring break.

Tornados, harmful gusts of wind, large hail and heavy rain are possible in the area of ​​Tallahassee late Saturday to Sunday morning, although the timing remained uncertain on Wednesday, according to the meteorologist Israel Gonzalez with the National Weather Service Tallahasee.

In the northeast of Florida, the time in Sunday afternoon is shifting to the main risk of damaging winds within Squall lines. “We also cannot rule out an isolated tornado or hail,” meteorologist Angie Enyedi said in a telephone interview on Wednesday morning.

Further south along the Florida peninsula, this is not in the forecast at that time.

In its time there are no major concerns about a storm threat along the west coast and in the southwest of Florida, meteorologist Ross Giarratana said with the National Weather Service Tampa Bay. He warned bands of showers and thunderstorms, together with gusty winds cannot be excluded for Sunday evening.

On the east coast of Florida, there were some uncertainties from Wednesday morning about how strong storms could get when they arrive on Sunday afternoon or evening and possibly continued until Monday morning. Isolated thunderstorms and gusty winds with the stronger storms together with locally strong precipitation and gusts of wind could give up to 40 to 50 miles per hour, meteorologist Zach Law said with the National Weather Service Melbourne.

The front is expected to flow through Südflorida on Monday with the possibility of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, said meteorologist Robert Haley from the National Weather Service Miami.

NWS Radar: See storms while moving to Florida

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