Tornadoes take their toll, but north Georgia escapes
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Posted 5:49AM on Monday, April 29, 2002
UNDATED - Clean-up is continuing in hard-hit areas from the Tennessee and Ohio valleys to the East Coast. A huge line of storms touched off at least one confirmed tornado in southern Maryland Sunday night.<br>
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State Police Dispatcher Diana Reilly in LaPlata, Maryland, says there is extensive damage there. <br>
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The storms are being blamed for several deaths and dozens of injuries; at least three of the deaths are reporte din Maryland.<br>
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A tornado watch was in effect for parts of the north Georgia mountains for a time Sunday night. All of north Georgia was under a severe thunderstorm watch for several hours, and, tornado warnings were briefly issued for Gwinnett, Hart, and Franklin counties, but there are no reports of any damage.<br>