EF0 tornado in Baldwin County, Georgia
Tornado March 12, 2026 · Baldwin County, Georgia
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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
In collaboration with Baldwin County Emergency management and a
diagnosis of the radar data at the time, it was determined that a
EF0 tornado developed within the line of storms just west of
Milledgeville at approximately 725AM. The tornado downed a few
trees on State dairy Road including 1 onto a vehicle. The tornado continued east crossing Blandy road downing several trees as it traveled between Blandy Hills Elementary School and the athletic fields to the south in a largely wooded region. The
tornado crossed 441 and struck a City public works building on Charlton St damaging a canopy. The tornado continued east into Milledgeville proper downing trees on North Pickens St, North Clark St, and knocking a tree onto a house along Baldwin Ave.
The tornado quickly dissipated as it travelled past Baldwin Ave.
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 Blandy (33.0748, -83.2794).
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 1328599. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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