THE WIRE LAURENS DOSSIER Nº 023551

STORM · COMPILED RECORD REPORT

Tornado reported near RENTZ at 0700 (NOAA event 1328603)

Report source: NWS Storm Survey. A brief tornado occurred to the east of Rentz, GA in the early morning hours of March 12. Damage from the tornado was first observed on Etheridge Rd near the intersection of GB Lindsey Rd where a pine tree was knocked over into the road. The tornado|continued northeast, running parallel to GB Lindsey Rd where it caused minor shingle damage to the roof of a home and damaged large branches in nearby trees. Continuing northeast, the tornado uprooted or snapped about ten pine trees in close proximity|before causing significant damage to a home. At this home, winds appeared to have entered through the opening, and pushed the walls outward. The northern facing wall was pulled out off of its nails, with debris and cinderblocks from near its base thrown|over 50 feet away. This was consistent with

Record date

Mar 12, 2026

County

Laurens County

Freshness

MONTHLY STATS ONLY

Official source

NOAA Storm Events Database