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| Tornado sweeps through Georgia, damages military base and displaces 50 people | Tornado sweeps through Georgia, damages military base and displaces 50 people |
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| Dozens of people were displaced and a large military base was damaged after a tornado swept through Georgia. | Dozens of people were displaced and a large military base was damaged after a tornado swept through Georgia. |
| The twister struck Fort Stewart around 4pm on Wednesday afternoon and moved northeast at 35 miles per hour. | |
| Around 40 to 50 people were displaced. Kevin Larson, an official spokesperson for military based Fort Stewart, said no injuries had been reported. | Around 40 to 50 people were displaced. Kevin Larson, an official spokesperson for military based Fort Stewart, said no injuries had been reported. |
| He said most of the calls had been related to structural damage to properties, vehicles and downed trees in the area, which is about 40 miles from Savannah. | He said most of the calls had been related to structural damage to properties, vehicles and downed trees in the area, which is about 40 miles from Savannah. |
| Fort Stewart garrison commander Colonel Townley Hedrick said the storm crossed the military base - the largest east of the Mississippi river - from west to east, damaging a golf course, housing and an on-site school. It would take several days to clean up, as reported by UPI. | |
| The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for three counties west of Savannah until 7.15pm Wednesday night. Power has since been restored to the neighbourhood. | The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for three counties west of Savannah until 7.15pm Wednesday night. Power has since been restored to the neighbourhood. |
| There were also warnings of severe thunderstorms in the state as part of a weather system reaching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, said Fox News. | There were also warnings of severe thunderstorms in the state as part of a weather system reaching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, said Fox News. |