EF1 tornado in Houston County, Georgia
Tornado March 12, 2026 · Houston County, Georgia
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Peach County → Houston County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This tornado continued briefly from Peach County crossing Hwy 41 just north of GA Hwy 96 East (county line). Most of the remaining damage was just a few trees snapped or uprooted but indicative of low-end EF1 damage.
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.
The wider storm
A strong cold front and associated QLCS system moved through central Georgia in the early morning hours of the 12th. Storms within the line were able to produce a few spots of wind damage, however the main hazard ended up being the numerous short lived and brief spin-up tornados which occurred in central Georgia. The strongest tornado was an EF2 near Marshallville.
Began near Barrington (32.5470, -83.7200).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328590. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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