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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 16, 20267 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 16, 2026, 7:13 AM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 32 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 16, 2026, 7:13 AM EDT (11:13 UTC)
Expired: Mar 16, 2026, 7:45 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Pike County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Upson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:14 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 16, 7:15 AM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Ese Hannahs Mill, GA	The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down on power lines along Maynard Street.
Mar 16, 7:20 AM EDT	TORNADO	3 Wsw Yatesville, GA	an EF0 tornado with max winds of 75 mph occurred SW of Yatesville. Several trees were snapped along Grays Chapel Road. The tornado occurred in mostly a wooded area on either side of the road along its estimated 1.7 mile path.

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 16, 4:10 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 68 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 18 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 252 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

497 
WUUS52 KFFC 161113
SVRFFC
GAC079-171-207-231-263-269-293-161145-
/O.NEW.KFFC.SV.W.0049.260316T1113Z-260316T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
713 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Pike County in west central Georgia... 
  Monroe County in central Georgia... Upson County in west 
  central Georgia... Northwestern Crawford County in central 
  Georgia... Northeastern Talbot County in west central 
  Georgia... North central Taylor County in west central 
  Georgia... Lamar County in west central Georgia...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 713 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over 
  Thomaston, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind 
           damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Thomaston, Barnesville, Forsyth, Zebulon, Roberta, Yatesville, 
  Meansville, Culloden, Aldora, Lincoln Park, The Rock, Sunset 
  Village, Atwater, Russellville, Logtown, Salem, Prattsburg, 
  Hannahs Mill, Collier, and Horns.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 1000 AM EDT for central and
west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3267 8448 3287 8440 3310 8436 3311 8380
      3296 8384 3286 8388 3285 8389 3282 8389
      3267 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 262DEG 41KT 3291 8429 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Culver

2 follow-up statements

717 
WWUS52 KFFC 161125
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
725 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

GAC231-263-161135-
/O.CAN.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260316T1145Z/
Pike GA-Talbot GA-
725 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIKE AND 
NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for central 
and west central Georgia.

&&

LAT...LON 3268 8436 3268 8434 3272 8434 3274 8429
      3276 8429 3276 8432 3277 8432 3288 8425
      3310 8425 3311 8380 3296 8384 3286 8388
      3285 8389 3282 8389 3267 8395 3267 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 270DEG 41KT 3293 8413 

$$

GAC079-171-207-269-293-161145-
/O.CON.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260316T1145Z/
Monroe GA-Upson GA-Crawford GA-Taylor GA-Lamar GA-
725 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN MONROE...EASTERN UPSON...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...NORTH
CENTRAL TAYLOR AND SOUTHERN LAMAR COUNTIES...

At 725 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Yatesville, or
8 miles south of Barnesville, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Barnesville, Forsyth, Roberta, Yatesville, Culloden, Aldora, The
Rock, Goggins, Redbone Crossroads, Russellville, Brent, Musella,
Knoxville, Redbone, Logtown, Salem, Sandy Point, Collier, Horns, and
Johnstonville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for central and
west central Georgia.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3268 8436 3268 8434 3272 8434 3274 8429
      3276 8429 3276 8432 3277 8432 3288 8425
      3310 8425 3311 8380 3296 8384 3286 8388
      3285 8389 3282 8389 3267 8395 3267 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1125Z 270DEG 41KT 3293 8413 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Culver

371 
WWUS52 KFFC 161144
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
744 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

GAC079-171-207-269-293-161154-
/O.EXP.KFFC.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260316T1145Z/
Monroe GA-Upson GA-Crawford GA-Taylor GA-Lamar GA-
744 AM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN MONROE...EASTERN
UPSON...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD...NORTH CENTRAL TAYLOR AND SOUTHERN
LAMAR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 AM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT for central 
and west central Georgia.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement 
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather 
Service Peachtree City.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect 
for Monroe and Crawford Counties until 830 AM EDT.

&&

LAT...LON 3268 8436 3268 8434 3272 8434 3274 8429
      3276 8429 3276 8432 3277 8432 3288 8425
      3310 8425 3311 8380 3296 8384 3286 8388
      3285 8389 3282 8389 3267 8395 3267 8437
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 270DEG 41KT 3296 8389 

$$

Culver

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 16, 2:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker	40 min
Mar 16, 2:57 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker	48 min
Mar 16, 3:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray and 2 more	39 min
Mar 16, 3:39 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Whitfield	21 min
Mar 16, 4:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Fannin, Gilmer, Murray, Whitfield	47 min
Mar 16, 4:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens	41 min
Mar 16, 4:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Haralson, Polk	20 min
Mar 16, 4:47 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding, Polk	28 min
Mar 16, 4:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Towns and 2 more	27 min
Mar 16, 4:52 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Gordon, Pickens	26 min
Mar 16, 5:16 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and 5 more	44 min
Mar 16, 5:17 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Cherokee, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall and 5 more	43 min
Mar 16, 5:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Carroll, Coweta, Fayette, Heard, Meriwether, Troup	38 min
Mar 16, 5:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clayton, Coweta, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry and 5 more	36 min
Mar 16, 5:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Forsyth, Gwinnett and 5 more	46 min
Mar 16, 6:02 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Lumpkin, Towns, White	13 min
Mar 16, 6:10 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	DeKalb, Rockdale	20 min
Mar 16, 6:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson and 6 more	48 min
Mar 16, 6:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Fayette, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Newton and 2 more	40 min
Mar 16, 6:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Harris, Lamar, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee and 3 more	38 min
Mar 16, 6:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Banks	16 min
Mar 16, 6:59 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Lamar, Pike, Talbot, Upson	31 min
Mar 16, 7:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Clarke, Greene, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe	42 min
Mar 16, 7:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Talbot, Taylor	37 min
Mar 16, 7:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Johnson, Laurens, Washington, Wilkinson	39 min
Mar 16, 7:10 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Butts, Jasper, Lamar, Monroe, Morgan, Newton and 1 more	35 min
Mar 16, 7:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Stewart, Webster	40 min
Mar 16, 7:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Macon and 4 more	51 min
Mar 16, 7:41 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Morgan, Putnam	34 min
Mar 16, 7:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Wilkes	26 min
Mar 16, 7:52 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Bibb, Jones	23 min
Mar 16, 8:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Marion, Schley, Stewart, Sumter, Webster	30 min
Mar 16, 8:05 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	FFC	Jones	8 min
Mar 16, 8:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Greene, Hancock, Putnam, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes	42 min
Mar 16, 8:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Baldwin, Bleckley, Hancock, Houston, Jones, Laurens and 4 more	31 min
Mar 16, 8:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Macon, Schley, Sumter, Webster	12 min
Mar 16, 8:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Emanuel, Jefferson, Johnson	31 min
Mar 16, 9:01 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Glascock, Jefferson, Johnson, Warren, Washington	44 min
Mar 16, 9:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wheeler	31 min
Mar 16, 9:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Wilcox	29 min
Mar 16, 9:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Dodge, Laurens, Pulaski	23 min
Mar 16, 9:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Jefferson	25 min
Mar 16, 10:24 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	FFC	Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 80 more	16 hr
Mar 16, 10:54 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FFC	Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 13 more	4 min
Mar 16, 10:58 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FFC	Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson and 13 more	9 hr
Mar 16, 11:53 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	FFC	Telfair	37 min

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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.