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Violent storms hit U.S. Violent storms moved through the South and Midwest this week, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.
Jan. 30, 2013
Severe storms roll across Montgomery, Ala.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Annie Beauchamp walks through the rain during a squall in Montgomery, Ala.
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Jan. 30, 2013
A vehicle lies on a road after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Fanyumi Lopez, 38, covers up with a towel and hugs her 4-year-old daughter, Rucelmi, as she looks out her window. The family was waiting for help after a tree fell on and destroyed half of their mobile home in Jack Craig's Trailer Park in Adairsville, Ga. Lopez was alone when the storm hit.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Marshall Faulkner surveys damage to his family's business in Tupelo, Miss.
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Jan. 30, 2013
A man walks past debris in trees at a McDonald's in Nashville after a tornado came through.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Pigeon Forge Primary School students are released from school early because of flooding on the main road leading to the school in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Williamson County School worker Jose Herandes positions a bucket to catch water dripping down from the ceiling in one of the damaged science classrooms at Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., after early-morning storms hit the area.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Volunteers at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville, Ala., vacuum water out of the carpets after the church steeple was blown off the building by thunderstorms that roared across the Tennessee Valley overnight.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Will Carter, 15, surveys the damage to his house after a tornado struck Adairsville, Ga., on Wednesday. It was part of a storm system that swept through the Southeast, killing at least two people and demolishing houses and businesses.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Nathan Varnes, right, of Cartersville, Ga., helps Georgia Search and Rescue firefighter Billy Green search a destroyed home for a dog after a tornado struck Adairsville, Ga., on Wednesday. WSB-TV in Atlanta aired footage showing an enormous funnel cloud bearing down on Adairsville, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta, as the storm ripped through the city’s downtown area, the Associated Press reported.
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Jan. 30, 2013
John Heinrich inspects the damage to his home after a tornado ripped off a section of his tin roof on Wednesday in Ashland City, Tenn. State officials confirmed that a tornado with peak wind speeds of 115 mph touched down in Mount Juliet.
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Jan. 30, 2013
In Adairsville, Ga., Will Carter, 15, pulls up debris while searching for the family dog, a pit bull named Niko, after coming home to a house heavily damaged by a tornado.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Adairsville Grocery employees help salvage products from the store after it was damaged by a tornado on Highway 41 on Wednesday in Adairsville, Ga. One person was killed and nine were hospitalized for minor injuries as a result of the tornado, state emergency management officials said.
Jason Getz
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
Jan. 30, 2013
A vehicle lies on a road after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga. 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.
David Goldman
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Jan. 30, 2013
Lanna Ewell tries her best to stay dry and warm as she and others work to clean up one of her relative’s homes in Galatia, Ill., that had three walls and the roof torn off. A severe storm ripped through a small part of the downstate Illinois town late Tuesday.
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Southern Illinoisan via AP
Jan. 30, 2013
In this image made from video, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga.
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WSB-TV via AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Justin Chandler searches through debris of his brother-in-law's shop after a tornado touched down in Coble, Tenn., destroying several homes and businesses.
Butch Dill
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Jan. 30, 2013
Residents in Coble, Tenn., search through debris after a storm swept through their neighborhood.
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Jan. 30, 2013
A man inspects damage to the third floor of a building in Mount Juliet, Tenn., that was heavily damaged in a severe storm. Forecasters examined the damage path of 4.6 miles Wednesday morning and estimated the peak wind speed at 115 mph, qualifying the tornado as an EF-2 twister. The path of damage was about 150 yards wide.
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Jan. 30, 2013
A sandwich store in Mount Juliet, Tenn., was severely damaged.
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Jan. 30, 2013
A gazebo lies on its side in a parking lot of the Plantation Wedding Chapel in Rogersville, Ala.
Matt McKean
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Jan. 30, 2013
Recent construction work on buildings in Sheffield, Ala,. was destroyed by a severe thunderstorm that removed the new roof early Wednesday. David McMackin removes material from the buildings that he recently sold.
Jim Hannon
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TimesDaily via AP
Jan. 30, 2013
In this image made from a video, a tractor and trailer rest on the highway after a tornado moved through the town of Adairsville, Ga.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Hickman County Sheriff Cody Woods helps remove debris from a house after a storm ripped through Coble, Tenn.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Members of the Shanes family search through the debris of their home in Coble, Tenn.
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Jan. 30, 2013
Charles Winternheimer, 82, and his dog, Dudley, survey the damage from several tall trees that fell on his house in the Royal Pine area Indianapolis.
Rob Goebel
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Indianapolis Star via AP
Jan. 30, 2013
Rick Martin stands in front of a Tennessean newspaper distribution center in Mount Juliet, Tenn., that was destroyed in a severe storm.
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