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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
220 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /120 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026/
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/12/2026 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE # 2
UPDATE
HAVE ADDED FINDINGS FROM A SURVEY IN EARLY COUNTY.
.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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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