A strong negatively titled upper atmospheric disturbance and associated strong cold front were moving through the southeast states late on December 15th.  Unseasonably warm conditions had prevailed across this region of the country throughout the preceding days, while much colder weather and significant winter weather prevailed to the northwest across the southern plains and midwest.  A wedge of cool air was intensifying across north central and northeast Georgia, with the front marking this wedge of cooler air lying across central and southeast Georgia.  Meanwhile, deep coastal low development along the mid-Atlantic coast was underway as the upper trough rotated into the southeast states.  The combination of these strong dynamics, a strong low-level jet, and unseasonably warm, moist air across southeast Georgia in advance of the front and upper disturbance resulted in the development of thunderstorms across south Georgia.  As the storms moved northeast and encountered the wedge front, they quickly became rotating supercells spawning three tornadoes in a one-hour period across the southeast portion of the Peachtree City, Georgia Weather Forecast Office County Warning Area.

Thunderstorm Wind in TELFAIR, GEORGIA
From 15-DEC-07 22:10:00 to 15-DEC-07 22:11:00 (EST-5)
Location: HELENA
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that straight-line winds of 70 to 80 mph blew down dozens of trees and many power lines north of Helena and Mcrae along Longbridge Road, near the Dodge and Wheeler county lines.

Tornado in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 15-DEC-07 22:18:00 to 15-DEC-07 22:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: JAY BIRD SPGS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA  confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down in the southeastern panhandle of Dodge county, or about six miles north of Helena, which is located further south in Telfair county.  The tornado traveled on the ground approximately 1/2 mile, all within the far southeast panhandle of Dodge county.  The maximum path width was estimated to be 25 yards.  The tornado damaged a single mobile home just east of the intersection of Long Bridge Road and New Bethel Church Road.  This damage consisted mainly of siding damage.  Dozens of trees and power lines were down in the area, especially along Long Bridge Road, which was blocked and closed.

Thunderstorm Wind in WILCOX, GEORGIA
From 15-DEC-07 21:40:00 to 15-DEC-07 21:50:00 (EST-5)
Location: OWENSBORO
Magnitude: 87.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service Peachtree City, GA forecast office concluded that the same supercell which spawned the tornado west of Owensboro continued to cause damage across eastern Wilcox county in the form of damaging winds.  Wind gusts were estimated from 75 to 100 mph from four miles northeast of Owensboro to three miles south of Abbeville.  At the intersection of Bramblewood and Perry Roads, four miles northeast of Owensboro, wind gusts estimated near 100 mph flipped over a manufactured home and uprooted numerous large trees.  Then further east, four miles south of Abbeville, wind gusts estimated at 70 mph ripped a tin roof off a house and blew a truck off a road and into a ditch.

Tornado in WILCOX, GEORGIA
From 15-DEC-07 21:30:00 to 15-DEC-07 21:31:00 (EST-5)
Location: OWENSBORO
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A survey conducted by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Peachtree City, GA concluded that a tornado touched down approximately two miles west of Owensboro in southeast Wilcox county.  The tornado moved rapidly northeast and lifted approximately 0.5 mile to the west-northwest of Owensboro.  The tornado path width was estimated to be approximately 100 yards wide.  The roof was ripped off an old dairy shed and a cinder block attached to the shed was completely destroyed.  While the tornado lifted shortly after touching down, wind damage, consistent with 70 to 100 mph wind speeds, continued northeast across the county toward Abbeville.

Tornado in TREUTLEN, GEORGIA
From 15-DEC-07 22:41:00 to 15-DEC-07 22:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOTHAIR
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A storm survey conducted by the National Weather Service in Peachtree City, Georgia confirmed that a tornado, an EF2 at maximum intensity, tracked across southwest Treutlen county, west of Soperton.  The tornado touched down as an EF1 in a heavily forested area approximately one mile southwest of Lothair.  Significant tree damage was noted within the forested area as a result of the tornado.  The tornado then strengthened to an EF2 as it moved northeast and reached the town of Lothair where a fire department building on Georgia Highway 199 was destroyed.  The tornado then weakened back to an EF1 as it continued moving northeastward.  A mobile home, about 1.5 miles northeast of Lothair, was completely destroyed by the tornado and another home was moved off its foundation.  The tornado then weakened to an EF0 another mile to the northeast and lifted, but not before ripping a carport off a home and throwing it approximately 50 yards across the street.