Alert archive / Georgia / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2026, 6:20 AM EDT for Jones County, Monroe County, Georgia. It was in force for 40 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, 6:20 AM EDT (10:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jones County, GA, Monroe County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:20 AM EDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Forsyth, GA | An EF1 tornado with max winds of 95mph occurred near the city of Forsyth GA. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the 1.4 mi path on the southeast side of the city. Damage was concentrated in the Virginia st region. |
| Mar 12, 6:21 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Forsyth, GA | Multiple trees uprooted and snapped on Pecan Circle off of Montepelier and Sharp Street in Forsyth. Possible tornado. |
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 82 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.
663
WFUS52 KFFC 121020
TORFFC
GAC169-207-121100-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0005.260312T1020Z-260312T1100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
620 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Monroe County in central Georgia...
Jones County in central Georgia...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 619 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Forsyth, moving east at 35 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...
Forsyth, Gray, James, Bradley, Wayside, Dames Ferry, Round Oak,
Juliette, Clinton, Plant Scherer, Blountsville, and Jarrell
Plantation.
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 3298 8398 3311 8397 3318 8347 3306 8343
3292 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1019Z 267DEG 31KT 3304 8392
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
549
WWUS52 KFFC 121041
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
641 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
GAC169-207-121100-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T1100Z/
Monroe GA-Jones GA-
641 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MONROE AND JONES COUNTIES...
At 641 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jarrell Plantation, or 9 miles west of Gray, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Gray, James, Bradley, Wayside, Dames Ferry, Round Oak, Clinton,
Blountsville, and Jarrell Plantation.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3296 8381 3314 8373 3318 8347 3306 8343
3292 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1041Z 267DEG 31KT 3305 8369
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$950
WWUS52 KFFC 121051
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
651 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
GAC169-207-121100-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260312T1100Z/
Monroe GA-Jones GA-
651 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONROE AND JONES COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM EDT...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM EDT for central
Georgia.
Remember, a Tornado Warning still remains in effect for far southern
Jones County.
&&
LAT...LON 3296 8381 3314 8373 3318 8347 3306 8343
3292 8348
TIME...MOT...LOC 1050Z 267DEG 31KT 3305 8361
$$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, 6:23 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.