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The area at enhanced risk for severe storms Wednesday is home to more than 9 million people and includes the cities of Jackson, Memphis and Birmingham.
Remembering South Georgia’s deadliest day of tornados
Nation’s 2nd deadliest January tornado outbreak hit south central Georgia
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Authorities said 16 people died when tornadoes swept through five South Georgia counties on Jan. 22, 2017.
It was Georgia’s third deadliest tornado outbreak in history when a line of thunderstorms unleashed tornadoes across the state and narrowly missing Jacksonville.
On Jan. 22, 2017, a severe line of storms swept through Adel and Albany, taking 16 lives, wiping out homes and destroying lives, making it the deadliest tornado outbreak in the southern half of the state.
The tornadoes hit at night, making them more deadly.
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Forecasters say more than four million people near the U.S. Gulf Coast will be at risk of rough weather just ahead of Christmas. The National Storm Prediction Center says damaging wind gusts will be one of the main threats, along with the possibility of a few tornadoes. The storms are expected to move through tonight. The bad weather is combining with the COVID-19 outbreak to impact Christmas celebrations along the coast. Fairhope United Methodist Church tried to move its Christmas Eve services to an outdoor amphitheater due to the coronavirus. Then, pastor Darren McClellan says then rainy weather turned against him.