A vigorous spring system pushed across the Southeast on the 14th and 15th, with a cold front extending from the Ohio Valley into the southeast states.  Moderate instability combined with moderate shallow and deep-layer shear allowed of widespread showers and thunderstorms, several of which became severe with several reports of wind damage.  Two tornadoes occurred as well.  Training thunderstorms occurred over Bleckley County the evening of the 14th with intense rainfall of 4 to 6 inches. Isolated flash flooding caused some minor damage to two homes in the Cochran area.

Flash Flood in BLECKLEY, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 22:00:00 to 15-MAY-14 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: COCHRAN
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Bleckley County emergency manager reported widespread street flooding in the Cochran area due to heavy rain of 3 inches in less than 3 hours. Overflowing drainage branches and small streams caused flood waters to enter a garage of a home off of Ann Street. Highwater surrounded the concrete foundation and entered a crawl space of a home off Phillips Lane.

Thunderstorm Wind in BLECKLEY, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 16:05:00 to 14-MAY-14 16:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: CARY
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 1.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Bleckley County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down.

Tornado in BANKS, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 23:03:00 to 14-MAY-14 23:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: HOMER
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down to the north of Homer in a heavily wooded area where it snapped the trunks of numerous mature hardwood trees as well as causing minor roof damage to one home.  The torando was widest at the beginning of the path.  It continued moving quickly to the northeast where more trees were downed and snapped along the track.  Four additional homes also received minor roof damage.  The tornado produced EF-0 damage to trees before lifting in a wooded area in northeast Banks County.
[05/15/14: Tornado #1, County #1-1, EF1, Banks, 2014:007].

Thunderstorm Wind in TELFAIR, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 15:20:00 to 14-MAY-14 15:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: MILAN
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Telfair County Emergency Manager reported that at least four trees were blown down in the Milan area.

Thunderstorm Wind in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 15:32:00 to 14-MAY-14 15:37:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOWERY
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Broadcast media and the public reported wind damage east of Eastman.  A block wall was blown over and the roof of a house and a few mobile homes sustained minor damage.  Several pine trees were blown over.  Soperton Highway was blocked by fallen trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorm Wind in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 15:47:00 to 14-MAY-14 15:47:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEMPSEY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 7.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported that a metal hay barn was destroyed along Bell Line Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in TWIGGS, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 16:25:00 to 14-MAY-14 16:25:00 (EST-5)
Location: JEFFERSONVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 1.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Twiggs County 911 Center reported that five trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 16:50:00 to 14-MAY-14 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLOOMFIELD
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Bibb County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and powerlines were downed in Macon.  Two of the large trees blew onto powerlines at Eisenhower and Pine Avenues.

Thunderstorm Wind in PEACH, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 17:05:00 to 14-MAY-14 17:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: FT VLY
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Peach County 911 Center reported that powerlines were blown down on Spruce Street.

Thunderstorm Wind in JONES, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 17:14:00 to 14-MAY-14 17:19:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLINTON
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Jones County 911 Center reported that at least 10 trees and several powerlines were blown down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in SPALDING, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 17:55:00 to 14-MAY-14 17:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: EAST GRIFFIN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Spalding County 911 Center reported that a large tree and a couple of wires were blown down east of Griffin.

Thunderstorm Wind in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 18:10:00 to 14-MAY-14 18:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLACKSVILLE
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Henry County 911 Center reported that four trees were blown down across the county.  One near Forston Road, one on Industrial Boulevard, one near Campground Road and Campground Court, and another near Mountain Laurel and Highway 20E.

Thunderstorm Wind in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 19:08:00 to 14-MAY-14 19:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: COAL MTN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Forsyth County 911 Center reported that a tree and a powerline were blown down on Browns Bridge Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 18:15:00 to 14-MAY-14 18:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: MONROE MUNI ARPT
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 2.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Walton County 911 Center reported that numerous trees and powerlines were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALL, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 19:10:00 to 14-MAY-14 19:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLOWERY BRANCH
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Hall County 911 Center reported that nine trees and several powerlines were down across the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 19:20:00 to 14-MAY-14 19:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAWSONVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.75K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Dawson County 911 Center reported that three trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 19:35:00 to 14-MAY-14 19:35:00 (EST-5)
Location: DAHLONEGA
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Lumpkin County 911 Center reported that several trees and powerlines were down near Happy Hollow and Rock Chimney Lanes.

Thunderstorm Wind in CHEROKEE, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 21:20:00 to 14-MAY-14 21:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: WALESKA
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Cherokee County Emergency Manager reported that numerous trees and powerlines were down.  State Highway 108 was closed due to down trees between Waleska and State Highway 20.

Thunderstorm Wind in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 19:36:00 to 14-MAY-14 19:41:00 (EST-5)
Location: CLEVELAND
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The White County 911 Center reported that trees and powerlines were blown down county wide.

Thunderstorm Wind in BUTTS, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 17:20:00 to 14-MAY-14 17:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: JACKSON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Butts County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down in Jackson on Fincherville Road.

Tornado in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 14-MAY-14 22:49:00 to 14-MAY-14 22:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: EASTMAN
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF0 anticyclonic tornado touched down near the Dodge County Hospital off Plaza Avenue, initially uprooting trees and peeling back the roof of a nursing home.  The tornado continue on a northward track, causing minor roof, siding, and gutter damage to several community homes and downing large tree branches just east of Georgia Highway 117.  A front porch of a home off Harrell Avenue collapsed as a result of the winds.  Several trees were downed or uprooted, and a brick building and CVS store near the intersection of Highway 117 and Highway 23/Oak Street sustained roof loss.  The tornado continued northward causing roof and gutter damage to numerous residential and commercial buildings in Eastman, east of Oak Street and 5th Avenue/Georgia Highway 46.  Additional tree damage was observed north of Eastman-Dublin Highway near 7th Avenue.  After downing trees near a home at the intersection of Shady Acres and Old Eastman-Dublin Road, the tornado lift.  Maximum winds were estimated at 80 MPH.
[05/14/14: Tornado #1, County #1-1, EF0, Dodge, 2014:006].