EF0 tornado in De Kalb County, Georgia

An EF0 spun up in southeast Dekalb County within a line of storms moving through the region at 6:10 AM EDT on March 16, 2026. The tornado first touched down near the Snapfinger community in a wooded region west of Tarragon Dr. The tornado uprooted a tree onto a home along Tarragon drive trapping a teenager in the second floor bedroom. As the tornado continued east, leaf debris and limbs were observed until the tornado crossed Highway 155 and Highway 212 where a couple trees were snapped near the intersection of 212 and Framingham Dr. The tornado then crossed into the Valley Oaks neighborhood where numerous trees were uprooted or snapped,

including two onto homes in the neighborhood along Gracehill Road and Oak Run Dr. Both homeowners were home when the trees crashed in, including one narrowly missing them while in the bed. The tornado continued east snapping trees along Valley Oaks Road and along Salem road near the intersection of Panola Road. A tree was downed along Miles E Fowler Pkwy and roof damage was observed to a home on Salem

Springs Pl. A small tree was snapped on Walnut Ct before the tornado lifted as it crossed Salem road near the intersection of Hunters Pace Dr. Damage along the entirety of the path of this tornado was intermittent suggesting that the tornado was

consistently regenerating along the path.

Yet another QLCS moved through portions of north and central Georgia in the early morning hours of the 16th. Pockets of concentrated winds damage were found mostly in north Georgia where the storms held together best. A few more brief tornados were found via surveys, including one just southeast of the metro and two further south to Macon and Pine Mountain.