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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
657 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /557 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/12/2026 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE # 3|
UPDATE
ADDED TWO TORNADOES IN HENRY COUNTY AND ONE TORNADO
IN HOUSTON COUNTY.
HENRY COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.75 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 04:07 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 WSW MURPHY STATION / HENRY COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 31.5338 / -85.327
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 04:09 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 SSW MURPHY STATION / HENRY COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 31.5274 / -85.3047
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF POOR CREEK AND TRACKED EAST,
SOUTH OF CR 25 BEFORE LIFTING AT CR 27. ALONG THE WAY, THE
TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED A LARGE SWATH OF TREES, OVERTURNED
AN OUTBUILDING, SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED THE ROOF OF ONE MOBILE HOME
AND SHIFTED ANOTHER OFF ITS BASE. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO
BE 100 MPH BASED ON THE TREE DAMAGE.
NEWVILLE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.98 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 387 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 04:09 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 WNW NEWVILLE / HENRY COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 31.4263 / -85.347
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 04:17 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 ESE NEWVILLE / HENRY COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 31.4149 / -85.3163
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN AERIAL SURVEY INDICATED THAT A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTHWEST
OF NEWVILLE, AL DAMAGING THE ROOF OF A TWO-STORY BUSINESS NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF WEST COLUMBIA ROAD AND REYNOLDS STREET. AS
THE TORNADO CROSSED DOWNTOWN NEWVILLE, IT SNAPPED AND UPROOTED
MANY TREES AND DAMAGED THE ROOFS OF SEVERAL BUSINESSES BETWEEN
THE SEABOARD COASTLINE RAILROAD TRACKS AND OAK LANE INCLUDING E.
COLUMBIA ROAD. THE TORNADO SNAPPED TREES ON WHEDDON FARM ROAD
BEFORE LIFTING NEAR U.S. 431. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE 100 MPH WHICH IS EF-1 STRENGTH.
NORTHERN HOUSTON COUNTY
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 7.14 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 04:18 AM CDT
START LOCATION: KINSEY / HOUSTON COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 31.2924 / -85.3462
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 04:28 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 N PEARCE / HOUSTON COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 31.28 / -85.2269
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON WALDON ROAD SOUTH OF KINSEY, AL WHERE A
HOME SUSTAINED VERY MINOR SHINGLE DAMAGE. AS THE TORNADO
TRAVELLED EAST ALONG LYNN JARVIS ROAD, IT TORE THE ROOF OFF A
SMALL SHED. AND SNAPPED A TREE. THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO AN EF-
1 AS IT APPROACHED GLENWOOD ESTATES, UPROOTING AND SNAPPING
SEVERAL TREES WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY. AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED
GILLY MILL ROAD, IT WAS NEARING PEAK INTENSITY AS IT LIFTED AN
OUTBUILDING VERTICALLY FROM ITS MOORINGS AND TOSSED IT INTO A
TREE. THE TORNADO THEN WEEKEND AND POSSIBLY BRIEFLY LIFTED BEFORE
DAMAGING AN AWNING ON RANDALL WADE ROAD. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED
NEAR CR 55, BUT NOT BEFORE SNAPPING SUPPORT POSTS OF A LARGE
OUTBUILDING, INCLUDING REPURPOSED TELEPHONE POLES, ALLOWING THE
ENTIRE STRUCTURE TO SHIFT SEVERAL FEET. THIS MOVEMENT TOPPLED A
CONCRETE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE OUTBUILDING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 110 MPH.
EARLY COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 6.45 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 05:43 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 S BLAKELY / EARLY COUNTY / GA
START LAT/LON: 31.3453 / -84.9358
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 05:48 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 NE CUBA / EARLY COUNTY / GA
END LAT/LON: 31.3241 / -84.83
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF OLD LUCILE ROAD SOUTH OF
BLAKELY, INITIALLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO OAK AND PINE TREES. THE
TORNADO FLIPPED A STORAGE SHED AND DAMAGED A WELL-CONSTRUCTED
FARM EQUIPMENT SHELTER ALONG LUCILE ROAD. THE ROOF OF A BUSINESS
HOUSING SEVERAL LARGE TRUCKS WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED ALONG LUCILE
ROAD AS WELL. THE OVERHEAD DOORS IN THE STRUCTURE FAILED,
ALLOWING THE ROOF AND WALL STRUCTURE TO BE LIFTED AND FLIPPED
OVER THE REST OF THE BUILDING. THE HIGHEST WINDS, APPROXIMATELY
95 MPH WERE ESTIMATED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS LOCATION. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED EAST-SOUTHEAST, WITH A SCATTERED PATH OF DAMAGE
TO TREES. THE PORCH OF A MANUFACTURED HOME WAS DAMAGED ON CRYSTAL
SPRINGS LOOP. AN ADJACENT MANUFACTURED HOME WAS DAMAGED BY
DEBRIS. AFTER ANOTHER STRETCH OF ISOLATED DAMAGE, ADDITIONAL MORE
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG SANDY BOTTOM ROAD. THE
TORNADO APPEARS TO HAVE DISSIPATED SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING SANDY
BOTTOM ROAD IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THE OVERALL DAMAGE WAS
CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF
APPROXIMATELY 95 MPH.THANKS TO EARLY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ASSESSMENT.
.GRADY COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.78 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 07:03 AM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 NNE CALVARY / GRADY COUNTY / GA
START LAT/LON: 30.7556 / -84.3326
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 07:05 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 SSW RENO / GRADY COUNTY / GA
END LAT/LON: 30.7544 / -84.3027
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG GEORGIA HIGHWAY 111, DOWNING A
COUPLE OF TREES. THE TORNADO MOVED EAST, CROSSING GAINEY ROAD,
WHERE A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE TORNADO
DISSIPATED BEFORE REACHING PINE HILL ROAD. THE DAMAGE WAS
CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF
APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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