Tornado watch issued for Gulf, Franklin counties
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 577 TO INCLUDE FRANKLIN, GULF AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
THIS WATCH IS TO LAST UNTIL NOON EST TODAY, NOVEMBER 30.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALMA, APALACHICOLA, AUSMAC, BAINBRIDGE, BAY CITY, BEACHTON, BETHEL, BEVERLY, BLUE SPRINGS, BRADFORDVILLE, BROOKS CO A/P, BUCK SIDING, CAIRO, CAPEL, CAPITOLA, CAPPS, CARRABELLE, CASA BLANCO, CHAIRES, CHAIRES CROSSROADS, CHATTAHOOCHEE, DALKEITH, DECATUR CO A/P, DILLON, DILLS, DIXIE, DRIFTON, ELPINO, EMPRESS, FESTUS, FORT GADSDEN, GRADY CO A/P, GROOVERVILLE, HANOVER, HARDIN HEIGHTS, HILLIARDVILLE, HONEYVILLE, HOWARD CREEK, JARROTT, KILLEARN ESTATES, KILLEARN LAKES, LITTMAN, LYNN, MACLAY STATE GARDENS, METCALF, MONCRIEF, MONTICELLO, NANKIN, OAK GROVE, ODENA, PASCO, PINE PARK, PORT ST. JOE, QUINCY, QUINCY AIRPORT, QUITMAN, SANTA CLARA, SOPCHOPPY, ST. MARKS, STEINHAM STORE, SWEETWATER, TALLAHASSEE, THOMASVILLE, TILTON, WAKULLA SPRINGS, WEST BAINBRIDGE, WETUMPKA, WEWAHITCHKA, AND WHITE CITY.
Meet the Editor
Wendy Weitzel, The Star’s digital editor, joined the news outlet in August 2021, as a reporter covering primarily Gulf County.
Prior to then, she interned for Oklahoma-based news wire service Gaylord News and for Oklahoma City-based online newspaper NonDoc.com during her four years at the University of Oklahoma, from which she graduated in May with degrees in online journalism and political science.
While at OU, Weitzel was selected as Carnegie-Knight News21 Investigative Fellow among 30 top journalism students from around the country. She also was senior editor managing a 12-person newsroom in coordination with Oklahoma Watch, a non-profit news organization in eastern Oklahoma.