ATLANTA (Map, News) - Authorities say one person is dead after severe storms cut a swath through Georgia, downing trees and damaging homes and businesses in multiple counties.

Lisa Janak with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency said other minor injuries have been reported after the early Sunday morning storms. Authorities have not yet identified the fatality, which was in Dublin near Macon.

Authorities in Johnson County were reporting a second fatality, but that information was incorrect, Janak said.

The violent storm system that ripped through Georgia left at least 19 people dead and dozens more injured in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri on Saturday.

Weather officials have not yet confirmed if any of the Georgia storms produced tornadoes. Teams from the National Weather Service were preparing Sunday morning to survey the damage and determine whether twisters hit the state, said Brian Lynn with the weather service station in Peachtree City.

Counties along the Georgia's southern coast were still under tornado warnings and watches late Sunday morning as the storm system worked its way across the state.

In Johnson County about 170 miles southeast of Atlanta, the small town of Kite was destroyed by what the storm, said Caroline Pope, a communications officer with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. She said close to 1,000 people live in Kite.

"From what they're telling me, it's gone," she said from the dispatch center in the jail, which was operating on a generator because the power was out.

Several residents were trapped in their homes, but rescue efforts were slowed because authorities had to cut through trees blocking roads to get to the town, Pope said.

Georgia Power officials say at least 85,000 residents were without electricity across the state, mostly concentrated in the metro Atlanta area and the Macon area.

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5:09 PM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Thousands hit by power outages following Ga. fatal storms"

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6:36 PM MST on Tue., May. 6, 2008 re: "8 die in severe storms in Ark., raising year's toll to 24"

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This comment is not named, for my name is not important, when Mike Beebe "ignores my warnings" and keeps on claiming this is just "bad weather and will go away", it will "only get worse", for clearly when there is a "universal summons" out for an "evil pirate fraternity" in the United States, nothing gets better until the Universal "Pirate". I mean "pilate", well again, I meant of course "PILOT", says so! You still have this "strange notion" that "committing murder and treason in secret is your right and privilege", when it reality it a "serious crime" that has been avenged by "evil weather" or "wicked weather", when you start realizing the "weather is cutting your throat", after you have been "cutting the throat" of the "JEWISH COMPETITION" for "world dominion" or so you have stated in the "BOOK, Masons who think that the jews are the world's foremost problem", then and not until then, do you even have a "clue what is really going on here"!

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7:45 AM MST on Sat., May. 3, 2008 re: "8 die in severe storms in Ark., raising year's toll to 24"

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Chemicals causing tornados? Are you freaking kidding me?! I was in the middle of these storms and I am gonna tell you this, these storms didn't come from any chemicals!OMG!!

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7:52 PM MST on Tue., Apr. 29, 2008 re: "Rescuers amazed that 6 twisters caused no deaths in Va."

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how about a map so we know where the path of destruction was.

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11:35 AM MST on Tue., Apr. 29, 2008 re: "Residents return after tornadoes smash houses in Virginia"

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god is serving up a giant dish of karma! go god!

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6:42 AM MST on Mon., Apr. 28, 2008 re: "North Carolina counties under flood warnings after storms"

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aahh which couties are they ??

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10:30 AM MST on Thu., Apr. 10, 2008 re: "Storms Sweep Through Ark., Okla., Texas"

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got nothing to do with global warming.its god punishment for being red states.

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9:19 AM MST on Wed., Mar. 26, 2008 re: "Water Continues to Rise in Arkansas"

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...never build a home in a flood plain. Never build a home below sea level. Never put your hand in a meat grinder. All good advice from where I sit.

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11:14 AM MST on Wed., Mar. 19, 2008 re: "9 Dead, 4 Missing in Central US Storm"

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Global Warming is Here. Chemistry on our Planet. Are we prepared to Address this Problem? Are we funding enough programs to Address this Problem? Are we funding enought Universities to Address this Problem?

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6:20 AM MST on Sun., Mar. 9, 2008 re: "Record Snow Buries Columbus"

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It's due to global warming. Whether it's too much snow or too little snow, it's due to global warming. Just keep repeating that.

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1:04 AM MST on Sun., Mar. 9, 2008 re: "Record Snow Buries Columbus"

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Just another example of Global Warming, it's been peer reviewed and scientifically evaluated, there will be no further discussion.

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11:44 AM MST on Fri., Feb. 1, 2008 re: "Snowstorm Blankets Midwest, Heads East"

Cliff said:
I am getting real tired of shoveling all this global warming. When are we going to get some global cooling so I can get a tan???

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8:30 PM MST on Sat., Jan. 5, 2008 re: "Fierce Storm Hits Southern California"

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I hope that no one was hurt but Robert Jalbon did a really good job with researching this article.

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8:27 PM MST on Mon., Dec. 3, 2007 re: "Powerful Storm Batters Pacific Northwest"

Examiner Reader-Scrapiron said:
First thing out of people's mouth. What can the country/government do for me. When will people learn that you are on your own for several days, as it should be. I've been in Fire/Rescue for years and it's always the same with the same people. Around here the people are out helping the neighbors by the time we arrive and most have a stock of food/supplies to last 10+ days, that is except those (democrats) raised on the government dole, they wait for the government to deliver their next meal.

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11:41 AM MST on Mon., May. 14, 2007 re: "Police Officer Dies of Tornado Injuries"

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pls i want to find the name who was hurte on 10 tornada how can

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12:47 PM MST on Wed., May. 9, 2007 re: "7 Die As Tornado Levels Kansas Town"

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While my children and I were driving home from San Antonio a couple of weeks ago, I got tired and stopped to sleep for an hour. I over slept about 45 min., I drove through Cactus, TX just a couple of hours after their town was just about wiped out by a tornado. I was in shock then and shaking at the thought that we just missed it. The tornado flattend almost everything on both sides of the road. My children and I will pray for all of you. We will also pray for answers to come quickly to the people helping. With Love from Berthoud, Colorado

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6:03 PM MST on Mon., May. 7, 2007 re: "Searchers Toil After Twisters Kill 10"

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where can i find information on what weather conditions need for a twister to start?

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1:41 AM MST on Mon., May. 7, 2007 re: "Tornado Destroys Kansas Town, Kills 9"

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There's no way the government can't help these unfortunate people.

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9:20 PM MST on Sun., May. 6, 2007 re: "7 Die As Tornado Levels Kansas Town"

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The day after the tornado i got call after call about our senior class wanting to help in any way we could. We were planning on taking a trip up to salina for senior skip but now we really want to plan on going to greensburg. I don't know who to get a hold of to do this though. Katherine Stitt (Senior Class President) Larned, Ks

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5:52 PM MST on Sun., May. 6, 2007 re: "Tornado Destroys Kansas Town, Kills 9"

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All we need is to help each other and send what items and support when we need it the most. But most of all keep prayers going for recovery. Janie Eddings Cherryvale, ks

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5:40 PM MST on Sun., May. 6, 2007 re: "9 Die As Tornado Levels Kansas Town"

suzan west said:
its really a sad, sad thing. this is my home town and its all gone. my family is okay. I don't know about all cousins, aunts and uncles, my mom's friends. It has really hit me hard and nothing can replace everything. my mom's husband built so much and everything is just gone. the gymnasium was dedicated to my brother that passed away and its gone. I would never hope for this to happed to anyone else. I worked at the Big Well one summer and was proud to say I did. It is part of our history in this country and is gone. I am still worried about relatives adn don't know if everyone is okay or not. I can only hope they are.

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10:44 PM MST on Wed., May. 2, 2007 re: "Weather Service: Two tornadoes struck LaPorte County"

Jessica said:
I would of never knew a toranado touched down on the next road from me if my parents hadn't called. I did not believe them at first. I was sitting in my room waiting to see some hail or hear a freight train, but there was nothing, not even wind!

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6:22 PM MST on Wed., Apr. 25, 2007 re: "9 Dead As Storms Strike Tex-Mex Border"

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i hope president bush helps these people out .our hearts and prayers are with them.

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