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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this tornado warning at Mar 12, 2026, 6:46 AM EDT for Bibb County, Jones County, Twiggs County, Georgia. It was in force for 29 min. 7 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, 6:46 AM EDT (10:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 7:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Bibb County, GA, Jones County, GA, Twiggs County, GA
The radar
The Robins AFB radar (KJGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:46 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 6:47 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Payne City, GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down at Edward Place and Victoria Circle. |
| Mar 12, 6:47 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Wesleyan, GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of trees down with powerlines on Tucker Road at I-475. |
| Mar 12, 6:47 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Wesleyan, GA | The Emergency Manager relayed reports of damaged homes in the Lochwolde Subdivision off Thomaston Road, including Lochwolde Drive, York Lane and McCleary Lane. Tornado possible. |
| Mar 12, 6:47 AM EDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Wesleyan, GA | EF1 tornado Max winds of 100mph. 200 yards wide and 3.4 miles long. Damage to numerous homes, trees, and powerlines were noted in the survey. See PNS for full details. |
| Mar 12, 6:50 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Payne City, GA | Public reported damage to a neighborhood off Mumford Road, including Ironwood Court. Damage included impacts to roof, siding, and HVAC system and concrete foundation. (Possible tornado). |
| Mar 12, 6:53 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Payne City, GA | Corrects time from previous tstm wnd dmg report from 2 NNE Payne City. The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a tree down at Edward Place and Victoria Circle. (Tornado possible.). |
| Mar 12, 6:55 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ene Wesleyan, GA | The Emergency Manager relayed a report of a large tree down on a home on Marshall Drive. |
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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 100 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.
395
WFUS52 KFFC 121046
TORFFC
GAC021-169-289-121115-
/O.NEW.KFFC.TO.W.0007.260312T1046Z-260312T1115Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
646 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Bibb County in central Georgia...
Northwestern Twiggs County in central Georgia...
Southeastern Jones County in central Georgia...
* Until 715 AM EDT.
* At 646 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lake Tobesofkee, or near Macon, moving east at 30
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...
Macon, Payne, Payne City, Cross Keys, Wesleyan, Dry Branch,
Postell, Lizella, Lake Tobesofkee, Griswoldville, and Franklinton.
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 3279 8383 3290 8381 3292 8346 3280 8345
3272 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1046Z 272DEG 25KT 3285 8376
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$2 follow-up statements
276
WWUS52 KFFC 121103
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
703 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
GAC021-169-289-121115-
/O.CON.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260312T1115Z/
Bibb GA-Twiggs GA-Jones GA-
703 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN BIBB...NORTHWESTERN TWIGGS AND SOUTHEASTERN JONES
COUNTIES...
At 702 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Cross Keys, or over Macon, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Macon, Cross Keys, Griswoldville, Franklinton, Dry Branch, and
Postell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3275 8365 3291 8360 3292 8346 3280 8345
3272 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1102Z 272DEG 25KT 3285 8362
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$754
WWUS52 KFFC 121111
SVSFFC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
711 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
GAC021-169-289-121121-
/O.EXP.KFFC.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260312T1115Z/
Bibb GA-Twiggs GA-Jones GA-
711 AM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BIBB...NORTHWESTERN TWIGGS
AND SOUTHEASTERN JONES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3275 8365 3291 8360 3292 8346 3280 8345
3272 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1111Z 270DEG 25KT 3285 8356
$$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, 6:56 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.