TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A tornado watch was issued early Thursday morning for much of the WCTV viewing area ahead of a line of showers and storms.

The watch was issued because conditions over much of South Georgia and North Florida were favorable for severe storms to potentially produce a brief tornado.

That tornado watch will be in effect until 2 p.m. Eastern.

As of 10 a.m., the line of showers and storms was panning from Northern Clinch County all the way back through the Florida and Alabama line.

According to a forecast model, the line of storms should begin making its way into the Big Bend area sometime around Noon to 1 p.m. By about 3 p.m., the line should be moving into the eastern portion of the Big Bend.

According to the Tallahassee National Weather Service Office, as the line of storms continues eastward, the tornado threat should begin to diminish and become more of a severe wind threat.

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