Weather Alerts Map

Tift County weather alerts

1 advisory is in effect for Tift County, GA. The most serious is a frost advisory.

Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 736 alerts that included Tift County, roughly 74 a year. The most common is the severe thunderstorm warning (164 from 2016 to 2025). The last tornado warning was issued on March 16, 2026. 26 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.

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Active alerts for Tift County

Frost Advisory

Geneva; Houston; North Walton; Central Walton; Holmes; Washington; Jackson; Inland Bay; Calhoun; Inland Gulf; Inland Franklin; Gadsden; Leon; Inland Jefferson; Madison; Inland Wakulla; Inland Taylor; Lafayette; Inland Dixie; Northern Lib…Until · NWS Tallahassee FL

FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SUNDAY

Full alert text
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alabama, Big Bend and Panhandle
Florida, and south central and southwest Georgia.

* WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ to 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Map data: NWS, OpenFreeMap, OpenStreetMap

Recent alerts in Tift County

IssuedAlertArea
Nov 14, 9:02 AM ESTFrost AdvisoryGeneva; Houston; North Walton; Holmes; Dougherty; Lee; Worth; Turner; Miller; Baker; Mitchell

Tift County alert history

Alert events that included Tift County or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.

Alert type2016–20252026Last issued
Severe Thunderstorm Warning16423September 7, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory1318November 8, 2026
Tornado Watch655May 7, 2026
Flood Advisory5112October 4, 2026
Heat Advisory4710September 6, 2026
Freeze Warning458March 18, 2026
Wind Advisory414October 9, 2026
Flood Watch372October 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Watch312July 29, 2026
Freeze Watch293February 24, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory223February 23, 2026
Flash Flood Warning131August 1, 2026
Frost Advisory122November 15, 2026
Tornado Warning112March 16, 2026
Tropical Storm Warning70September 25, 2024
Flood Warning60August 3, 2021
Red Flag Warning57April 20, 2026
Hurricane Warning30September 25, 2024
Tropical Storm Watch30September 24, 2024
Extreme Heat Watch30August 14, 2023
Extreme Heat Warning30August 14, 2023
Winter Storm Warning20January 21, 2025
Fire Weather Watch25April 20, 2026
Hurricane Watch10September 9, 2017
Winter Weather Advisory11January 18, 2026
Winter Storm Watch10January 21, 2025
Extreme Cold Watch01January 31, 2026
Extreme Cold Warning02January 31, 2026

Tornado history in Tift County

26 tornadoes have been recorded in Tift County since 1950, killing 2 people and injuring 14. That ranks 20 of 159 counties in Georgia. The most recent was on April 6, 2022 (rated unknown).

EF0: 4EF04EF1: 15EF115EF2: 6EF26EF3: 0EF3EF4: 0EF4EF5: 0EF5
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Strongest tornadoes in Tift County

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
February 14, 2000F2Colquitt County6 mi200 yd10
April 3, 1961F2Dougherty County34.4 mi33 yd01
December 25, 1964F2Worth County21.2 mi300 yd03
April 2, 1955F2Tift County3.8 mi880 yd00
May 15, 1969F2Tift County2 mi33 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
April 6, 2022?Colquitt County10.6 mi25 yd00
April 13, 2020EF1Worth County3.6 mi100 yd00
March 3, 2019EF1Tift County0.7 mi180 yd00
December 2, 2018EF0Tift County1.9 mi600 yd00
January 4, 2015EF1Tift County0.3 mi100 yd00

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