Tornado Warnings Across the U.S. – March 17, 2026
A significant number of tornado warnings were issued across the United States on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, impacting several states. As of today, March 17, 2026, a total of 60 tornado warnings have been reported.
Current Tornado Warnings
The following states are currently under tornado warnings:
- Alabama (AL)
- Delaware (DE)
- Florida (FL)
- Georgia (GA)
- Indiana (IN)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Maryland (MD)
- North Carolina (NC)
- South Carolina (SC)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Virginia (VA)
Specific counties affected include:
- Alabama: Butler, Crenshaw, Dale, and 5 more
- Delaware: Kent
- Florida: Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, and 4 more
- Georgia: Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, and 21 more
- Indiana: Rush
- Kentucky: Adair, Breckinridge, Bullitt, and 22 more
- Maryland: Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, and 5 more
- North Carolina: Cabarrus, Camden, Caswell, and 17 more
- South Carolina: Cherokee, Georgetown, Spartanburg, and 1 more
- Tennessee: Davidson, Giles, Lawrence, and 4 more
- Virginia: City Of Danville, City Of Martinsville, Culpeper, and 12 more
Real-Time Tracking and Alerts
Several resources are available to track tornado warnings in real-time:
- Tornado Path: Provides real-time tornado warning alerts using data from the National Weather Service (NWS) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Alerts are loaded 2-5 minutes faster than other sources.
- ArcGIS Live Tornado Tracker: Offers continuously updated U.S. Tornado, wind storm, and hail storm reports with detailed information on each event.
- tornado.live: Monitors real-time tornado warnings and severe weather alerts across the United States.
- tornado HQ: Provides a tornado tracker map to monitor potential threats.
Recent Tornado Warning Details (Delaware)
As of 10:44 PM EDT on Monday, March 16, 2026, a tornado warning was issued for southeastern Kent County in central Delaware. A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Harrington, moving east at 55 mph. The warning was in effect until 11:15 PM EDT.
Hazards: Tornado, potential for flying debris, damage to mobile homes, roofs, windows, and vehicles, and tree damage.
Locations Impacted: Milford, Harrington, Bowers, Big Stone Beach, Felton, Frederica, and Riverview.
Important Safety Measures: Take cover immediately in a basement or interior room on the lowest level of a sturdy building. If outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, seek shelter in a substantial building and protect yourself from debris.
Canada
As of March 17, 2026, there are no active tornado warnings in Canada.
Expired Warnings
There are currently 0 expired tornado warnings. Information on expired warnings can be filtered by time (last 48 hours, today only, yesterday only, last 7 days, last 30 days, last 60 days, last 90 days, last 6 months, last year, or a custom date range) and by state/province.