NEWTON, Ga. - A powerful storm system packing tornadoes that killed at least seven people in Alabama and one other in Missouri is being blamed for nine more deaths in Georgia, a state official said early Friday.
The storm, which swept through Georgia Thursday night, killed six people in Baker County near the town of Newton, Fire Chief Andy Belinc said early Friday.
The storm destroyed several homes in the county, but authorities would know if there were more casualties and damage later Friday, Belinc said.
Buzz Weiss of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency said he did not know if the six died in the same incident or not.
A tornado apparently touched …
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