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According to a report, the sole unfortunate of a deadly tornado successful Georgia was a 5-year-old boy. At slightest six others person been killed owed to tornadoes successful Alabama.
In Butts County, a histrion fell connected a conveyance containing the boy, who died, and an adult, who was transported to the infirmary successful captious condition, according to FOX 5 Atlanta.
Butts County is located astir 50 miles southeast of Atlanta.
Fox News Digital reached retired to the county's Coroner, Lacey Prue, but a effect was not instantly received.
CALIFORNIA WEATHER: STATE BRACES FOR MORE LIFE-THREATENING RAIN AS STORM DEATH TOLL RISES
The extortion of a section concern is strewn astir aft a tornado passed done Selma, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
On Thursday, astatine slightest fractional a dozen tornadoes were reported successful Georgia and astir the Atlanta and DeKalb County areas. At slightest 200,000 customers mislaid powerfulness during the terrible storms, which besides near down plentifulness of damage, FOX Weather reported.
According to a Georgia Power Outage Map, the thousands of residents that are without power including 5,675 successful Henry County, 1,965 successful Liberty County, 1,480 successful Clayton County, 826 successful Morgan County, 721 successful Spalding County, 712 successful Coweta County, 664 successful Tift County, 580 successful Monroe County, 471 successful Gwinnett County, and 461 successful Butts County.
Cobb Fire and Emergency Services crews spent overmuch of the day surveying harm and clearing roadways successful the metro Atlanta country blocked by fallen trees.
Trees artifact the roadworthy successful Austell, Georgia, connected Jan. 12, 2023. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services crews said 18 homes reported harm from a tornado connected Jan. 12, 2023. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services crews said aggregate trees fell connected houses and roads connected Jan. 12, 2023. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)
FOX Weather besides reported astir 50 miles southbound of Atlanta, the Griffin Fire Department reported respective structures were damaged by a confirmed tornado that moved done Spalding County.
Video recorded successful Griffin showed extended harm to a Hobby Lobby store. In the video, the store's extortion detaches astatine its country arsenic items successful the store are flung wildly.
DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN CALIFORNIA AS TENS OF THOUSANDS FORCED TO EVACUATE
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services crews responded to aggregate calls for powerfulness lines down, trees successful the roadway, and trees connected homes connected Jan. 12, 2023. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)
Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services crews responded aft a tornado damages respective homes connected Jan. 12, 2023. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)
Multiple residents called for assistance aft powerfulness lines fell down, trees blocked the roadway, and trees crushed homes connected Jan. 12, 2023. (Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a authorities of exigency earlier successful the day.
"Throughout this evening, Marty’s and my thoughts volition instrumentality to those impacted by today’s terrible storms and tornadoes," Kemp said Thursday afternoon, referencing his wife, First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp.
He added: "I person declared a State of Emergency and ordered each applicable agencies to respond with an all-hands-on-deck attack to the affected communities."
In a tweet, Kemp confirmed catastrophe effect teams person started surveying the harm caused by the tornados. He besides has asked assemblage members for their thoughts and prayers.
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and woman Marty successful Atlanta, Georgia connected November 8, 2022. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)
A damaged conveyance and debris are seen successful the aftermath of terrible weather, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, successful Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
"Crews are actively responding to the damages caused by today’s storms," helium wrote Wednesday evening. "As we proceed to code the needs of affected communities and citizens, Marty and I are asking everyone to support their chap Georgians and archetypal responders successful their thoughts and prayers."
ALABAMA SHERIFF SAYS 6 DEAD AFTER TORNADOES RIP ACROSS SOUTHEAST
The destructive upwind was felt crossed Georgia’s occidental borderline arsenic respective tornados were besides reported successful Alabama. Storms ravaged the halfway of the state, leaving astatine slightest six radical dead, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said.
"I americium bittersweet to person learned that six Alabamians were mislaid to the storms that ravaged crossed our state," said Ivey. "My prayers are with their loved ones and communities. We are acold excessively acquainted with devastating weather, but our radical are resilient. We volition get done it and beryllium stronger for it."
Devastation is seen successful the aftermath from terrible weather, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, successful Moundville, Ala. (Mike Goodall via AP)
Devastation is seen successful the aftermath from terrible weather, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, successful Greensboro, Ala. (Mike Goodall via AP)
Devastation is seen successful the aftermath from terrible weather, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, successful Greensboro, Ala. (Mike Goodall via AP)
The deaths were reported successful Autauga County, the hardest deed country of the state, extracurricular Montgomery's superior city.
Autauga County Sheriff's Office besides confirmed to Fox News Digital determination were astatine slightest six fatalities from the storms. Authorities person not released specifics connected however the individuals died.
STRIKING IMAGES SHOW DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY SEVERE WEATHER IN THE SOUTH
Tornado Emergency warnings person been issued passim the state.
The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Emergency warning, cautioning radical to get retired of the storm’s way and to lone question erstwhile harmless to bash so.
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"You are successful a life-threatening situation," the NWS said. "Flying debris whitethorn beryllium deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes volition beryllium destroyed. Considerable harm to homes, businesses and vehicles is apt and implicit demolition is possible."
Storm harm has been reported successful Mississippi, Kentucky, and respective different states.
Fox News' Sarah Rumpf and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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