Update: Four Tornadoes Reported in Georgia

Ken Davis of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency said Saturday that a nursing home in Richmond County had its roof destroyed, with patients being moved to hospitals in the area. He said there were no reports of injuries.

By: Associated Press | WSAV News 3
Published: April 11, 2009

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(AP) - The National Weather Service says it has confirmed four tornadoes from the severe stroms that swept across Georgia on Good Friday.

The confirmed tornadoes included EF1s in Crisp, Pickens and Chattahoochee counties and also an ef0 in Chattahoochee. The Weather Service said it still had teams checking on possible tornadoes in Chatooga Dooley, Gordon, Hancock and Wilcox counties.

There were no reports of deaths in Georgia. Ken Davis of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency said Saturday that a nursing home in Richmond County had its roof destroyed, with patients being moved to hospitals in the area. He said there were no reports of injuries.

He said GEMA also had reports of homes destroyed or damaged in Burke, Putnam, Terrell, Crisp, Columbia, Wilcox and Hancock counties. Davis said there were some injuries, but no deaths reported.

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