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  • In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in Atlanta, a tractor and trailer rest on the highway after a tornado moved through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. A fire chief says a storm that roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta, and crews are responding to reports of people trapped in storm-damaged residential and commercial buildings. (AP Photo/WSB TV) MANDATORY CREDIT
  • Rick Martin stands in front of a Tennessean newspaper distribution center in Mount Juliet, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, that was destroyed in a severe storm. Forecasters examined the damage path of 4.6 miles Wednesday morning and estimated the peak wind speed at 115 mph, qualifying the tornado as an EF-2 twister. The path of damage was about 150 yards wide. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)
  • In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in Atlanta, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. A fire chief says a storm that roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta, and crews are responding to reports of people trapped in storm-damaged residential and commercial buildings. (AP Photo/WSB TV) MANDATORY CREDIT
  • In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in Atlanta, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. A fire chief says a storm that roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta, and crews are responding to reports of people trapped in storm-damaged residential and commercial buildings. (AP Photo/WSB TV) MANDATORY CREDIT
  • Residents search through debris after a storm ripped through Coble, Tenn. early Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A large storm system packing high winds, hail and at least one tornado tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing one person, blacking out power to thousands and damaging homes. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
  • Photos taken from Channel 2 Action News video, shows the destruction from the tornado that ripped through Bartow County.
  • Photos taken from Channel 2 Action News video, shows the destruction from the tornado that ripped through Bartow County.
  • Photos taken from Channel 2 Action News video, shows the destruction from the tornado that ripped through Bartow County.
  • Channel 2's Craig Lucie arrived at this home that was leveled by the storm. Emergency officials tell us someone inside was killed.
  • A man uses a chainsaw to remove a downed tree in Adairsville.
  • The wall of a Dollar General store in Mount Juliet, Tenn., is collapsed and the roof was torn off during severe storms on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Forecasters examined the damage path of 4.6 miles Wednesday morning and estimated the peak wind speed at 115 mph, qualifying the tornado as an EF-2 twister. The path of damage was about 150 yards wide. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)
  • A Subway sandwich store was severely damaged on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Mount Juliet, Tenn. Forecasters examined the damage path of 4.6 miles Wednesday morning and estimated the peak wind speed at 115 mph, qualifying the tornado as an EF-2 twister. The path of damage was about 150 yards wide. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)
  • Harold Grant tries to repair his front door awning before cutting up a tree that broke in his front yard after a tornado touched down, damaging 25 homes and knocking out power Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Ashland City, Tenn. Around 25 homes in Ashland City had minor damage. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
  • The Shanes family searches through debris of their families home after a tornado ripped through early Wednesday morning Jan. 30,2013, destroying several homes and businesses in Coble, Tenn. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
  • Justin Chandler searches through debris of his brother-n-law's shop after a storm ripped through Coble, Tenn. early Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A large storm system packing high winds, hail and at least one tornado tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing one person, blacking out power to thousands and damaging homes. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
  • Residents search through debris after a storm ripped through Coble, Tenn. early Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A large storm system packing high winds, hail and at least one tornado tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing one person, blacking out power to thousands and damaging homes. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
  • Residents search through debris after a suspected tornado ripped through early morning destroying several homes and businesses on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Coble, Tenn. A massive storm system is raking the Southeast (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
  • Hickman County Sheriff, Cody Woods helps remove debris from a house after a storm ripped through early morning on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Coble, Tenn. A line of strong storms is pushing eastward across Tennessee, triggering tornado warnings and producing strong downpours of rain. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
  • A severe storm severely damaged a Tennessean newspaper distribution center in Mount Juliet, Tenn., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Forecasters examined the damage path of 4.6 miles Wednesday morning and estimated the peak wind speed at 115 mph, qualifying the tornado as an EF-2 twister. The path of damage was about 150 yards wide. (AP Photo/Kristin M. Hall)
 
 

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