Several tornado warnings have been issued for parts of southwestern Georgia already this morning. Early reports from Florida indicate that two tornadoes have touched down in Jackson County and another two have hit Washington County this morning. In Washington County, significant damage is reported from the communities of Wassau and Chipley. There are unconfirmed reports of injuries, people trapped in homes and hospital treatment for some of the victims. The threat of severe weather will continue today for areas from eastern Florida north into the Carolinas as this system continues to move to the northeast.
Isolated tornadoes are possible across the region as the day progresses.
Farther to the west, another storm system centered over the Central Plains may produce severe weather in parts of Missouri, western Illinois and Tennessee and northern Arkansas through today. This system will also produce rainfall totals near two inches in northern Missouri and southern Iowa. These areas are already saturated and some new flooding is possible along rivers and small streams in the area. As these storms do their work, spring flooding is starting to affect areas in the Midwest and Northern Plains. In Nebraska, an ice jam is combing with rains and snowmelt to produce flooding along the Platte River in Douglas, Saunders and Sarpy counties.