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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Rachael Revesz

Tornado sweeps through Georgia, damages military base and displaces 50 people

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 around 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.

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 the motor pool, 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. 

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.

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