GARDEN CITY, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a possible tornado demolished one business and damaged several others in a town near Georgia's coast.
The Savannah Morning News reports (http://bit.ly/2qzEqrH ) the Thursday evening storm ripped the walls and roof from an Advance Auto Parts store in Garden City, leaving insulation, shattered glass and pieces of the building littered across a highway.
City officials said at least five people were hurt, with most of those injuries described as minor.
Chatham County officials tell WTOC-TV (http://bit.ly/2pe2JY1 ) that more than a dozen structures in the county were damaged in the storm.
The National Weather Service planned to send a team of employees to the area to survey the damage and determine whether a tornado touched down.
Strong storms also pounded the metro Atlanta area Thursday night. The Weather Service issued the warning covering DeKalb and Gwinnett counties about 9:45 p.m. and lifted it shortly after 10 p.m.
Atlanta TV weather forecasters said radar showed circular storm movement consistent with a tornado, but there were no official reports that a tornado had formed or that one had touched down. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/2pMFCqK) reported winds of up to 40 miles per hour in the area, with some downed trees and wind damage.
Storms also moved across the Carolinas, causing some damage but no serious injuries were reported.
