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Tornado wreaks havoc on Georgia highway | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A suspected tornado has overturned cars on a major highway and damaged buildings with people inside in the US state of Georgia, police say. | |
Bartow County Fire Chief Crag Millsap said at least 10 cars had been overturned on Interstate 75. | |
Emergency crews were trying to get to people reported trapped in homes and buildings. | |
Twisters also tore through Mississippi, Indiana and Tennessee on Wednesday, killing at least one person. | Twisters also tore through Mississippi, Indiana and Tennessee on Wednesday, killing at least one person. |
A tornado watch is in effect for the northern part of the state of Georgia. | |
Interstate 75 has been closed in both directions. | |
The National Weather Service said on its website: "Major damage in downtown Adairsville. Reports of cars overturned and major structure damage." | |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports there have been numerous emergency calls of trauma and injuries. | |
At least one tornado has been confirmed in the region and several more suspected, with the National Weather Service reporting golf-ball sized hail stones in some areas. |