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Tornado Warning 12, NWS Atlanta, GA

March 12, 2026Johnson County, Laurens County, Wilkinson County, Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT for Johnson County, Laurens County, Wilkinson County, Georgia. It was in force for 14 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2026, 8:01 AM EDT (12:01 UTC)
Expired: Mar 12, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Atlanta, GA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Johnson County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 268 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 202 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

881 
WFUS52 KFFC 121201
TORFFC
GAC167-175-319-121215-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0012.260312T1201Z-260312T1215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
801 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Wilkinson County in central Georgia...
  North central Laurens County in central Georgia...
  Northwestern Johnson County in east central Georgia...

* Until 815 AM EDT.

* At 801 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Chappells Mill, or 12 miles north of Dublin,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tuckers Crossroad.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8276 3266 8300 3275 8303 3276 8296
      3276 8295 3277 8292 3280 8278 3279 8277
      3277 8277 3277 8276
TIME...MOT...LOC 1201Z 269DEG 41KT 3271 8297 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

1 follow-up statement

558 
WWUS52 KFFC 121214
SVSFFC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
814 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

GAC167-175-319-121223-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260312T1215Z/
Wilkinson GA-Laurens GA-Johnson GA-
814 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL WILKINSON...NORTH CENTRAL
LAURENS AND NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 AM
EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for central and
east central Georgia.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Johnson and and Laurens counties.

&&

LAT...LON 3265 8276 3266 8300 3275 8303 3276 8296
      3276 8295 3277 8292 3280 8278 3279 8277
      3277 8277 3277 8276
TIME...MOT...LOC 1213Z 269DEG 41KT 3271 8283 

$$

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, 5:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FFC	Chattahoochee, Harris, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Schley and 5 more	39 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, 8:03 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.