Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF2) from KFFC

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Max EF Rating Below: (EF2)

Count by Rating:

EF-1 ⇒ 2

EF-2 ⇒ 1

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1101 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026


...NWS Damage Survey for 03/12/26 Tornado Event...

A line of storms moved through the region in the early morning
hours of March 12, 2026. Several tornadoes were spawned along
the line as it moved east through Central GA. Damage survey 
results for three tornadoes are detailed below. Additional
tracks will be added as surveys are completed.

..Northeast Macon County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    112 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.81 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   600 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               2

Start Date:             03/12/2026
Start Time:             06:40 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 WNW Marshallville / Macon County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.4638 / -83.9654

End Date:               03/12/2026
End Time:               06:45 AM EDT
End Location:           1 WNW Saint Louis / Macon County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.4759 / -83.8846

Survey Summary:
In Macon County a tornado first touched down west of Bryant Hill 
Road and moved through a large pecan orchard snapping and uprooting 
numerous trees. The tornado moved across Bryant Hill road and very
rapidly reached max intensity as it approached Sleepy Hollow
Road. JGX radar data also confirms the presence of very strong
velocities in the area near Sleepy Hollow Road as well. The
tornado struck a mobile home community on the west side of Sleepy
Hollow Road destroying 4 mobile homes, overturning a home and
damaging several others. One of the residents of a home was
thrown approximately 40 feet from one of the destroyed homes. In
another home, there were 2 injuries as a result of the home being
flipped over and destroyed. The overturned mobile home remained
intact, however, the anchors which were concreted into the ground
were pulled out of the ground and hanging from the frame.  
Numerous trees nearby the community and across the street were
snapped. The combination of the damage to the mobile homes and
the scope of the tree damage nearby are consistent with high end
EF1 to low end EF2 and the basis of the low end EF2 rating for
this storm. The tornado continued east toward hwy 49 snapping
and uprooting trees. 2 large silos had their tops ripped off
with bricks and debris strewn to the all around the area near the
silos. The tornado crossed Hwy 49 snapping and uprooting trees
in a pecan orchard and flipping 3 sections of a center pivot.  As
the storm continued east, a weakening trend was noted both on
radar and the corresponding damage on the ground with mostly
sporadic tree damage across Vegetable Road, County Rd 123 and
County Road 116. The tornado lifted north of Juice Plant Road
just east of County Road 116.

..North Bibb County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.39 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/12/2026
Start Time:             06:46 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 ENE Lake Tobesofkee / Bibb County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.8469 / -83.7641

End Date:               03/12/2026
End Time:               06:50 AM EDT
End Location:           1 WSW Payne City / Bibb County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.8515 / -83.7064

Survey Summary:
A tornado spawned just west of Hwy 74 or Mercer University Drive 
near Windy Hill Drive where several trees were snapped and 
uprooted. The tornado continued east crossing Mercer University 
drive snapping trees and entering a neighborhood where numerous
homes sustained damage along McCleary Lane and Lochewolde Dr. 
The most severe damage to homes included broken windows, garage 
doors being blown in,portions of the roof removed, and entire 
sections of shingles removed which is consistent with EF1 damage. 
The tornado continued east crossing Tucker Road snapping and 
uprooting trees. One of the more interesting damage indicators 
was a large electrical transmission pole which was knocked over 
and bent across Tucker Road. This would normally have yielded a 
higher rating, however, upon inspection, a very large tree had 
fallen into the pole and initiated its collapse. It is also 
likely that debris had struck the pole  given the large number 
of trees downed nearby. The tornado crossed I-475 and into a 
largely wooded area before crossing North Mumford Road snapping 
and uprooting trees. The tornado reached peak intensity of EF1
with max winds of 100 mph between Mercer University Road and 
I-475. The tornado continued ENE toward Wolf Creek before 
lifting as it approached The Highlands community.  

..Peach/Houston County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.30 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/12/2026
Start Time:             06:56 AM EDT
Start Location:         3 S Lakewood / Peach County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.5394 / -83.756

End Date:               03/12/2026
End Time:               07:00 AM EDT
End Location:           3 ESE Lakewood / Houston County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.549 / -83.701

Survey Summary:
The feature that had generated a tornado in Northeast Macon 
County regenerated a tornado as it moved into eastern Peach 
County. The tornado first touched down south of Hwy 96 and west 
of Lakeview drive snapping and uprooting trees. Several homes 
sustained damage along Lakeview Drive from falling trees 
indicative of low to mid range EF1 damage. Similarly, one home 
had its garage door blown in and siding/shingle damage indicative 
of low end EF1 damage. The tornado continued east crossing I-75 
snapping and uprooting trees. Damage to several metal buildings 
was noted just east of I-75 as it tracked east-northeast across 
Hwy 96. Numerous power poles were snapped along the south side 
of Hwy 96 and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted north of 
Hwy 96. Several structures on the north side of hwy 96 sustained 
damage including portions of the roof removed, windows broken or 
doors blown in consistent with EF1 type winds. The tornado 
continued east along Hwy 96 snapping and uprooting trees along 
the north side of the highway. The tornado crossed Brantley Ridge 
snapping a few trees and began to weaken as it continued east, 
finally lifting before it reached Lake Joy Road.

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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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