Tornado Warning — Franklin, FL; Gulf, FL was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 19:12 UTC. The event is classified as a tornado incident with a severity rating of Extreme, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Tornado Warning issued October 9 at 3:12PM EDT until October 9 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL TORTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Gulf County in the Panhandle of Florida... Southwestern Franklin County in Big Bend Florida... * Until 345 PM EDT/245 PM CDT/. * At 311 PM EDT/211 PM CDT/, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over St George Island, moving northwest at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... St George Island and Eastpoint around 315 PM EDT. Apalachicola around 320 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thundersto
Where this happened
The incident is located in United States (North America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Historically, United States is most affected by hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods. You can follow every incident recorded in this country, updated live, on the United States incident tracker.
Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 29.734°, -84.992°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
Understanding tornado events
Violently rotating columns of air producing concentrated destruction. Tornado intensity is rated on the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from observed damage. Because warning times are typically measured in minutes, the difference between injury and safety is usually whether people can reach an interior room on the lowest floor.
How severity is rated
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Safety guidance for tornado situations
- Go to the lowest floor, in an interior room, away from windows — a basement or reinforced room is best.
- Cover your head and neck; most injuries come from flying debris.
- A vehicle or mobile home is not shelter; leave for a sturdy structure if there is time.
- Keep a weather-alert app or radio active during watch periods.
- Follow only official instructions from local authorities and emergency services — this page is a monitoring record, not an emergency alert.
Data and verification
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Timeline and sources
Official warning
Issued by U.S. National Weather Service. A warning or forecast describes a hazard; on its own it is not a report that harm occurred.
How statuses are decided · the number of reports is never treated as confirmation.
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 19:12 UTCFirst report Official warning
First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 21:36 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Tornado Warning — Franklin, FL; Gulf, FL"
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· received · event time 9 Oct 2026, 21:48 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Tornado Warning — Franklin, FL; Gulf, FL"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 3 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
Heavy rainfall of 125 mm was recorded that day, and the temperature peaked at 25°C, and winds reached 53 km/h.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.