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WFUS52 KCAE 121228
TORCAE
GAC073-189-245-121300-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
828 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN MCDUFFIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
WEST CENTRAL RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 900 AM EDT.
* AT 828 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR THOMSON, MOVING EAST AT 40 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
GROVETOWN AND HARLEM AROUND 835 AM EDT.
FORT GORDON AROUND 845 AM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
AUTNEY, BONEVILLE, LEITNER LAKE CONFERENCE CENTER, LIBERTY PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER, ARTIES POND PUBLIC FISHING AREA, MCDUFFIE COUNTY
FIRE DEPARTMENT, ADAMSVILLE, BATH-EDIE, DEARING, AND BLYTHE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A
VEHICLE, MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM OR CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING IMMEDIATELY.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3349 8248 3345 8213 3331 8216 3335 8253
3336 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 1228Z 281DEG 35KT 3342 8244
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
DH
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