North Georgia Conference 

Storm Sweeps Through Georgia Killing One  5/11, 5/14

A Mothers Day storm front swept across Central and South Georgia causing damage and the loss of power in many locations due to tornados and straight line winds.   An area from Clayton County to Macon was the hardest hit.

In South Atlanta and Douglas and  Carroll Counties, three tornados damaged homes and businesses and changed a Sunday morning for many homeowners.  In Clayton county, county prison inmates were brought in to help with the cleanup with 173 homes damaged and 43 uninhabitable.  In Carroll county, schools were canceled for Monday but teachers and staff reported and more than 100 homes were damaged.

In Macon, a state of emergency was declared and Macon State College is closed indefinitely. 5/

The National Weather Service has determined that 15 tornadoes touched down in Georgia during the passage of the storm front.  Of those 15, there were 10 that tracked across Middle Georgia.

The strongest tornado touched down at 7:11AM on Sunday near Solperton and tracked into Montgomery County.

At the height of the outages, 253,000 Georgia Power customer were without power and by 8:30 AM Monday there were still 43,000 customers without power.  Winds gusting to 30 mph and higher Sunday evening delayed power crews. 

Governor Perdue declared a state of emergency in Bibb, Carroll, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson, and Laurens counties and later added Clayton, Crawford, Emanuel, Glynn, Jenkins, McIntosh, and Twiggs.

Declared Counties -5/13
May 11 Severe Weather Map

GEMA Situation Report # 3
GEMA Situation Report # 2

For Help in Macon  5/12

If you need food and water the Macon Police Department is asking everyone to go to Freedom Park. 

Salvation Army employee, Robert Small, says volunteers and donations are in need. "The biggest thing that people can do for the community is help the community, we distribute global, so any donations that come in locally, stay right here in Macon, Georgia."

The feeding trailer will be set up until 7:00PM Monday, outside Burlington Coat Factory on Pio Nono Avenue.

The Lizella United Methodist Church in Lizella, Ga. has prepared free meals for Bibb storm victims. The food is available to those in need as long as the food lasts. Lizella United Methodist Church is located on the corner of Eisenhower Parkway and South Lizella Road.

The American Red Cross is providing shelter for those in need at Freedom Park, on Roff Avenue.

For individuals or groups that want to assist, contact Volunteer Macon at 706-742-6677 is assist with cleanup efforts organized by the City of Macon.