A cold front pushed across the Southeast on the 20th and 21st, with a QLCS (quasi-linear convective system) moving into northwest Georgia just after midnight on the 21st.  Scattered reports of wind damage were received across north Georgia through the early morning hours.  By mid-morning, the QLCS had pushed into central Georgia and intensified as instability increased, with a high-end EF2 tornado touching down in Laurens and Johnson Counties.

Hail in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 03:58:00 to 21-FEB-14 04:03:00 (EST-5)
Location: HAMPTON
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public reported quarter sized hail in Hampton.

Thunderstorm Wind in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 06:54:00 to 21-FEB-14 06:54:00 (EST-5)
Location: BLOOMFIELD
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 0.25K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Macon broadcast media relayed a report of a tree down along Sugarloaf Circle.

Thunderstorm Wind in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 03:42:00 to 21-FEB-14 03:42:00 (EST-5)
Location: DACULA
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 1.75K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service storm survey determined that straight-line winds snapped two trees and uprooted five other, with several branches down in the area as well.

Thunderstorm Wind in GILMER, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 03:15:00 to 21-FEB-14 03:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: FLAT BRANCH
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 0.25K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Gilmer County 911 Center reported that a tree was blown down along Zion Hill Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 02:50:00 to 21-FEB-14 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: ROSEMONT PARK
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 2.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Floyd County 911 Center reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in and around the Rome area.

Thunderstorm Wind in WALKER, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 02:07:00 to 21-FEB-14 02:07:00 (EST-5)
Location: HAWKINS
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 2.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Walker County 911 Center reported that multiple trees were blown down in LaFayette, including along Broomtown Road, Glass Road, Straightgut Road, Dipping Springs Road, Highway 136, Garretts Chapel Road and Boss Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 01:40:00 to 21-FEB-14 01:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: RINGGOLD
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 2.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Catoosa County 911 Center reported multiple trees down in and near Ringgold, including along Holcomb Road, Old Tunnel Road, Smith Chapel Road, LaFayette Road and Highway 41.

Thunderstorm Wind in DADE, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 01:13:00 to 21-FEB-14 01:13:00 (EST-5)
Location: RISING FAWN
Magnitude: 45.00 EG
Property damage: 75.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Dade County 911 Center reported that a tree was down on a house on Newsome Gap Road, trapping the resident inside.

Thunderstorm Wind in COBB, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 04:50:00 to 21-FEB-14 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARIETTA
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

The AWOS site KMGE in Marietta measured a 50 kt gust.

Tornado in LAURENS, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 08:21:00 to 21-FEB-14 08:38:00 (EST-5)
Location: DUBLIN MUNI ARPT
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that an EF2 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 124 MPH touched down just east of the airport in Dublin, where a house was destroyed.  The tornado then continued east through North Dublin where damage was consistent with 100-110 MPH winds.  In Dublin, 59 houses were damaged and 300-500 trees were downed as a result of this QLCS tornado.  The tornado weakened as it moved through Laurens County and finally into Johnson County.
[02/21/14: Tornado #1, County #1-2, EF2, Laurens-Johnson, 2014:002].

Tornado in JOHNSON, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 08:38:00 to 21-FEB-14 08:41:00 (EST-5)
Location: SPANN
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 40.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A National Weather Service storm survey team determined that the tornado that began in Laurens County continued into Johnson County.  A mobile home was lifted off its foundation while another had its porch blown off by the storm.  Doors of the Piney  Mountain Fire Station were also blown off by the tornado.  The tornado eventually dissipated northeast of the intersection between Highway 15/78 and Snell Bridge Road.
[02/21/14: Tornado #1, County #2-2, EF2, Laurens-Johnson, 2014:002].

Thunderstorm Wind in DADE, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 00:55:00 to 21-FEB-14 00:55:00 (EST-5)
Location: TRENTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 1.50K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

The Dade County 911 Center reported that several trees were blown down along Highway 11 South.

Thunderstorm Wind in COBB, GEORGIA
From 21-FEB-14 04:50:00 to 21-FEB-14 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: MARIETTA AFS
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 500.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Broadcast media and the public reported multiple trees down in the Marietta area, including West Paces Ferry Road, Windy Hill Road, and Lower Roswell Road.  At the intersection of Oak Knoll Drive and Cross Gate Drive, multiple trees were down, including one that fell on a home and injured a child.