Just after midnight on the 19th, a long track supercell thunderstorm spawned an EF-2 tornado south of Cairo in Grady County.  The tornado raced to the east into Thomas County, causing EF-2 damage just south of Thomasville. A second tornado developed and produced EF-3 damage near Boston.

Tornado in THOMAS, GEORGIA
From 19-FEB-09 01:20:00 to 19-FEB-09 01:23:00 (EST-5)
Location: EASON
Tornado F-scale: EF3
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The same supercell which spawned the EF-2 tornado near Thomasville produced another tornado, which touched down along Five Forks Road about two miles north of U.S. Highway 84.  Numerous trees were snapped or twisted.  Many power lines were down and several county roads were impassible due to fallen debris.  The tornado was rated an EF-3 based on the debarked trees on the east side of Salem Road.  The tornado lifted before crossing State Road 33.

Tornado in GRADY, GEORGIA
From 19-FEB-09 00:50:00 to 19-FEB-09 00:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRINCES STILL
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 1.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado touched down near Rawls and Lewis Roads just west of Georgia Highway 93.  Damage along Rawls Road was limited to uprooted or snapped trees.  One horse trailer was tipped over.  The tornado continued eastward and moved a double wide modular home off its foundation on the west side of Holstein Lane.  On the east side of Holstein Lane, a large cinder-block building was severely damaged, with the top level of the structure destroyed and lower west- and south-side facing walls collapsed.  Three large grain silos south of the building were damaged or destroyed, and two large barns 50 yards to the east were destroyed.  The tornado crossed Georgia Highway 93 just north of Lewis Road and plowed through a pine forest along the north side of Lower Cairo Road.  Before crossing into Thomas County, over 95 percent of the trees near Plantation Drive adjacent to Lower Cairo Road were snapped.  According to the Grady County Emergency Management Agency, a total of 15 homes were damaged, with about 300 residents without power.

Tornado in THOMAS, GEORGIA
From 19-FEB-09 00:55:00 to 19-FEB-09 01:12:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOMESTEAD PARK
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 10.00M
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

The tornado crossed from adjacent Grady County into Thomas County along Lower Cairo Road where it caused extensive damage to a pine forest plantation.  Three homes on the south side of the tornado's path were damaged, with one home losing part of its roof.  A barn and two garages were damaged or destroyed.  Along its path toward U.S. Highway 319 and Cindy Road, numerous pine trees were snapped or uprooted and fell on homes.  Brookwood School and its grounds sustained significant damage, including a hole in the roof of the main building.  The tornado crossed U.S. Highway 319 near Metcalf Road and moved toward the Southwest Georgia State Hospital just south of Pinetree Boulevard.  It snapped more pine trees and removed two air conditioning units from the roof of one of the hospital buildings.  Another hospital building was heavily damaged.  The tornado began to weaken as it approached U.S. Highway 19 south of Glen Arven Country Club, and crossed U.S. Highway 19 just south of Sunset Drive.  Damage in this area was limited to power lines and a few trees.  Before lifting, the tornado moved across County Farm Road at the Thomas County Landfill, where a storage building was damaged with debris blown several hundred yards.  According to the Thomas County Emergency Management Agency, nine mobile homes were destroyed, 29 single family homes were destroyed, and a total of 170 structures were damaged.  About 4,200 residents were without power.  The Governor declared a state of emergency in Thomas County.