522  
WWUS52 KTAE 161429  
SVSTAE  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL  
1029 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
GAC287-161439-  
/O.CAN.KTAE.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260316T1445Z/  
TURNER GA-  
1029 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TURNER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT  
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL  
GEORGIA.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3158 8329 3150 8353 3160 8351 3160 8350  
3162 8350 3162 8349 3169 8349 3170 8346  
3171 8345 3178 8331  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 243DEG 33KT 3160 8346  
 

 
 
GAC017-155-277-161445-  
/O.CON.KTAE.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260316T1445Z/  
IRWIN GA-TIFT GA-BEN HILL GA-  
1029 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM EDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN IRWIN...NORTH CENTRAL TIFT AND SOUTH CENTRAL BEN HILL  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1029 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF MYSTIC, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF TIFTON,  
MOVING NORTHEAST 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...  
MYSTIC AROUND 1035 AM EDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
IRWINVILLE AIRPORT, WATERLOO, PINETTA, AND IRWINVILLE.  
 
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 3158 8329 3150 8353 3160 8351 3160 8350  
3162 8350 3162 8349 3169 8349 3170 8346  
3171 8345 3178 8331  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1429Z 243DEG 33KT 3160 8346  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
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