Tornado Warning Georgia | Effective 03/12/2026 03:48

Headline: 
Tornado Warning issued March 12 at 6:48AM EDT until March 12 at 7:30AM EDT by NWS Tallahassee FL
Event: 
Tornado Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 12, 2026 - 3:48am
Expires: 
March 12, 2026 - 4:30am
Description: 
TORTAE The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Decatur County in southwestern Georgia... Grady County in southwestern Georgia... * Until 730 AM EDT. * At 648 AM EDT, a tornado producing storm was located near Bainbridge, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado. 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 tornadic storm will be near... Whigham around 655 AM EDT. Cairo around 700 AM EDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Akridge, Grady Co A/p, Capel, Elpino, Harrells Still, Climax, Fowlstown, Peoples Still, Spence, and Princes Still.
Instruction: 
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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. 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.
Area Description: 
Decatur, GA; Grady, GA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tallahassee FL