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“Powerful winds and a tornado spawned by a 1,000-mile-long storm system pounded communities in northwest Georgia on Wednesday, overturning dozens of vehicles and trapping residents.

The tornado caused significant damage in Adairsville, Georgia. One person died in that town and another died in Tennessee, authorities reported. At least 17 people were injured in Georgia, two critically.

The Adairsville death marks the first person killed by a U.S. tornado in 220 days, a record for most consecutive days without such a fatality, said CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen”. – CNN


Will Carter, 15, surveys the damage to his house upon arriving home from school after a tornado tore through Adairsville, Georgia. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

Will Carter, 15, surveys the damage to his house upon arriving home from school after a tornado tore through Adairsville, Georgia. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




Pam Parker sifts through debris while looking for any personal belongings in the area where she was sitting at her desk when a tornado struck the Daiki plant, a metal fabrication company where she works in accounts payable in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

Pam Parker sifts through debris while looking for any personal belongings in the area where she was sitting at her desk when a tornado struck the Daiki plant, a metal fabrication company where she works in accounts payable in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




A car sits among the ruins of a building near the Relax Inn on Joe Frank Harris Pkwy in Adairsville. (Photo by Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A car sits among the ruins of a building near the Relax Inn on Joe Frank Harris Pkwy in Adairsville. (Photo by Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)




Debris lies in yard in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

Debris lies in yard in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




Family photos remain inside a tornado shelter where residents ran from their homes to take cover from the tornado in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

Family photos remain inside a tornado shelter where residents ran from their homes to take cover from the tornado in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




Nathan Varnes of Cartersville helps search a destroyed home for a dog in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

Nathan Varnes of Cartersville helps search a destroyed home for a dog in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




A vehicle lies on a road in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

A vehicle lies on a road in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




Albert Marcely looks for belongings in the bedroom of his destroyed mobile home in Jack Craig's Trailer Park in Adairsville. “Thank God I wasn't here when it hit”, said Marcely, “or I may not have made it”. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Albert Marcely looks for belongings in the bedroom of his destroyed mobile home in Jack Craig's Trailer Park in Adairsville. “Thank God I wasn't here when it hit”, said Marcely, “or I may not have made it”. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)




Fanyumi Lopez covers up with a towel and hugs her 4-year-old daughter Rucelmi as her family waits for help after a tree fell on and destroyed half their mobile home in Jack Craig's Trailer Park. Lopez was alone during the storm. “I prayed everything will come back to normal and at the end a door will open”, she said. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Fanyumi Lopez covers up with a towel and hugs her 4-year-old daughter Rucelmi as her family waits for help after a tree fell on and destroyed half their mobile home in Jack Craig's Trailer Park. Lopez was alone during the storm. “I prayed everything will come back to normal and at the end a door will open”, she said. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)




The aftermath of the tornado is seen at the Daiki plant, a metal fabrication company, in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)

The aftermath of the tornado is seen at the Daiki plant, a metal fabrication company, in Adairsville. (Photo by David Goldman/Associated Press)




Bartow County Fire Rescue workers search the remains of a demolished mobile home in Adairsville. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Bartow County Fire Rescue workers search the remains of a demolished mobile home in Adairsville. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)




As night falls, Rick Welsh, 63, looks through the remains of his apartment for belongings at the Relax Inn in Adairsville. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

As night falls, Rick Welsh, 63, looks through the remains of his apartment for belongings at the Relax Inn in Adairsville. (Photo by Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
02 Feb 2013 10:48:00