Headline:
Tornado Warning issued March 12 at 8:28AM EDT until March 12 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Tornado Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 12, 2026 - 5:28am
Expires:
March 12, 2026 - 6:00am
Description:
TORCAE
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.
Instruction:
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.
SNM:AVISO DE TORNADO hasta las 9:00 AM EDT. Refugiese ahora. Consulte medios informativos
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORNADO en efecto hasta las 9:00 AM EDT. Busque refugio ahora en un sotano o en el interior de un cuarto en el nivel mas bajo de un edificio seguro. Si esta al aire libre, en una casa movil, o en un vehiculo, debe ir al edificio seguro mas cercano y protegerse de proyectiles. Consulte los medios informativos.
Area Description:
Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov