Alert archive / Georgia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 12, 2026, 5:21 AM EDT for 11 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 39 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2026, 5:21 AM EDT (09:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Chattahoochee County, GA, Harris County, GA, Macon County, GA, Marion County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Schley County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Webster County, GA
The radar
The Ft Rucker radar (KEOX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 5:31 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Louvale, GA | Tree down on a house on Old Louvale Road. |
| Mar 12, 5:58 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Wnw Oakland, GA | RAWS station. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 12:31 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1623 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
707
WUUS52 KFFC 120921
SVRFFC
GAC053-145-193-197-215-249-259-261-263-269-307-121000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0013.260312T0921Z-260312T1000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
521 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Macon County in west central Georgia...
Marion County in west central Georgia...
Eastern Muscogee County in west central Georgia...
Chattahoochee County in west central Georgia...
Stewart County in west central Georgia...
Webster County in west central Georgia...
Schley County in west central Georgia...
Western Sumter County in west central Georgia...
Southern Talbot County in west central Georgia...
Taylor County in west central Georgia...
Southeastern Harris County in west central Georgia...
* Until 600 AM EDT.
* At 521 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Midland to Crossroads, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Americus, Lumpkin, Buena Vista, Butler, Ellaville, Cusseta,
Preston, Richland, Plains, Ideal, Junction City, Geneva, North Fort
Benning, Weston, Upatoi, Smithville, Sumter, Putnam, Brantley, and
Seminole.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If you see wind damage...hail or flooding...wait until the storm has
passed...and then call the National Weather Service toll free
at 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 or tweet us your report at NWSATLANTA.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for west central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3197 8444 3192 8446 3192 8491 3195 8496
3197 8495 3198 8497 3264 8479 3266 8410
3191 8425 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 252DEG 32KT 3255 8479 3184 8496
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$1 follow-up statement
920
WWUS52 KFFC 120954
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
554 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
GAC053-145-215-121003-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260312T1000Z/
Muscogee GA-Chattahoochee GA-Harris GA-
554 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MUSCOGEE...
CHATTAHOOCHEE AND SOUTHEASTERN HARRIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area.Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for west central
Georgia.
&&
LAT...LON 3197 8444 3192 8446 3192 8470 3265 8457
3266 8410 3191 8425 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 252DEG 32KT 3264 8447 3193 8464
$$
GAC193-197-249-259-261-263-269-307-121000-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260312T1000Z/
Macon GA-Marion GA-Stewart GA-Webster GA-Schley GA-Sumter GA-
Talbot GA-Taylor GA-
554 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MACON...MARION...SOUTHEASTERN STEWART...WEBSTER...
SCHLEY...WESTERN SUMTER...SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND TAYLOR COUNTIES...
At 553 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Baldwinville to near Troutman, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Americus, Buena Vista, Butler, Ellaville, Preston, Richland, Plains,
Ideal, Junction City, Geneva, Weston, Smithville, Sumter, Putnam,
Brantley, Seminole, Murrays Crossroads, Croxton Crossroads, Rupert,
and La Crosse.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for west central
Georgia.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3197 8444 3192 8446 3192 8470 3265 8457
3266 8410 3191 8425 3192 8434 3187 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 0953Z 252DEG 32KT 3264 8447 3193 8464
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Catoosa | 30 min |
| Mar 12, 3:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Heard | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 4:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 4:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Butts, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Lamar, Meriwether and 5 more | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 4:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Henry, Spalding | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 4:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot and 1 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Henry, Rockdale | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 4:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 5:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Stewart, Webster | 38 min |
| Mar 12, 5:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Butts, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, Talbot and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 5:33 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Chattahoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 5:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Talbot, Taylor and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 12, 5:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Macon, Marion, Schley, Sumter, Talbot and 2 more | 39 min |
| Mar 12, 6:19 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach and 6 more | 41 min |
| Mar 12, 6:20 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Jones, Monroe | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 6:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jasper, Jones and 4 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 6:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Greene, Hancock, Jasper, Putnam | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 6:40 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Houston, Macon, Peach | 37 min |
| Mar 12, 6:46 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Bibb, Jones, Twiggs | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 6:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bibb, Bleckley, Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Houston and 5 more | 49 min |
| Mar 12, 7:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Bibb, Greene, Hancock, Houston, Jones and 4 more | 45 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Pulaski, Telfair and 5 more | 50 min |
| Mar 12, 7:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Hancock, Washington | 19 min |
| Mar 12, 7:29 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Twiggs | 16 min |
| Mar 12, 7:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens and 3 more | 52 min |
| Mar 12, 7:38 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens, Twiggs, Wilkinson | 25 min |
| Mar 12, 7:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Laurens | 27 min |
| Mar 12, 8:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | FFC | Johnson, Laurens, Wilkinson | 14 min |
| Mar 12, 8:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dodge, Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery and 5 more | 42 min |
| Mar 12, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | FFC | Glascock, Jefferson | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 8:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Toombs, Treutlen | 36 min |
| Mar 12, 8:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Jefferson | 15 min |
| Mar 12, 9:15 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:01 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb and 22 more | 23 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.