VALDOSTA — A storm system that drenched South Georgia and North Florida over the weekend spawned a tornado near the Lowndes and Brooks borders with Florida. 

No severe damage resulted, according to a National Weather Service forecaster.

A tornado warning for Lowndes County went out around 3 a.m., Monday. The tornado touched down near Cherry Lake, Florida in Madison County, not far from the Georgia state line, said Eric Bunker, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Tallahassee, Florida office.

While trees were downed, there was no structural damage, he said.

The tornado was part of a system of thunderstorms that moved across South Georgia over the weekend, causing flash flooding and road damage in Lowndes County Monday.

Rainfall amounts from Saturday-Monday in Lowndes County ranged from 9.23 inches in Clyattville to 5.86 inches at a measuring station near Moody Air Force Base, according to the weather service. In Brooks County, 10.23 inches fell near the community of Empress.

Terry Richards is senior reporter at The Valdosta Daily Times.