AMERICUS, Ga. — At least a dozen homes have some sort of damage after a possible tornado touched down in Americus early Tuesday morning.
The storm hit Americus around 1:30 a.m., knocking over trees, with some falling on houses, and downing power lines, WRBL-TV reported. No injuries were reported.
At least two other apparent tornadoes touched down in Georgia: One hit a rural area of Meriwether County, between Atlanta and Columbus, and one hit Jeffersonville, near Macon, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS will will conduct storm surveys on Wednesday.
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An Academy Sports warehouse near Jeffersonville was hit by another likely tornado before 6 a.m., with metal siding torn off the building, a semi truck trailer tipped over and Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum telling WMAZ-TV that eight boats were scattered around by the storm. Weather officials warned of a tornado in the Jeffersonville area as well.
Associated Press contributed to this report.