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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
311 PM EDT THU MAR 12 2026 /211 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/12/2026 TORNADO EVENT
.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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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