ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — There are reports of people trapped in homes and businesses, after a massive storm system that's been raking the Southeast pounded the Georgia town of Adairsville, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta.
Video showed a funnel cloud roaring through the downtown area, flipping cars and demolishing a home. Large sections of a manufacturing plant appeared to be destroyed.
Interstate 75 is closed in both directions, after the storm flipped cars onto their roofs and tossed them onto the shoulder.
At least one person is confirmed dead in the town. A fire chief says the body was found amid the storm damage. The same system was also blamed for a death in Tennessee.
Officials confirm that a tornado touched down in the Tennessee community of Mount Juliet, leaving a path of damage about 150 yards wide.
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197-c-17-(Kristin Hall, AP correspondent)-"nobody was hurt"-AP correspondent Kristin Hall reports the community of Mount Juliet, just east of Nashville, had severe storm damage. (30 Jan 2013)
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198-c-09-(Kristin Hall, AP correspondent)-"trees and poles"-AP correspondent Kristin Hall in Tennessee reports there was a lot of storm debris where the storm passed through Mount Juliet. (30 Jan 2013)
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APPHOTO GAGD202: A vehicle lies on a road after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A fierce storm system that roared across northwest Georgia has left at least one person dead and a trail of damage that included demolished buildings in downtown Adairsville and vehicles overturned on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (30 Jan 2013)
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APPHOTO GAGD201: Debris lies on yard after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A fierce storm system that roared across northwest Georgia has left at least one person dead and a trail of damage that included demolished buildings in downtown Adairsville and vehicles overturned on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. A tornado touched down in Adairsville, and authorities confirmed that at least one person was killed in the town about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) (30 Jan 2013)
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