OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a tornado watch via the Marion County Sheriff’s Office’s Alert Marion system for areas of North Central Florida.
The watch is in effect from 4:24 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, October 9, 2026, and includes parts of Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Marion and Union counties.
As a reminder, a tornado watch means that conditions favor the possibility of a tornado forming, not that a tornado has been sighted—that’s a tornado warning…