AMERICUS, Ga. — At least a dozen homes have some sort of damage after a possible tornado touched down in Americus early Tuesday morning.
The storm hit Americus around 1:30 a.m., knocking over trees, with some falling on houses, and downing power lines, WRBL-TV reported. No injuries were reported.
At least two other apparent tornadoes touched down in Georgia: One hit a rural area of Meriwether County, between Atlanta and Columbus, and one hit Jeffersonville, near Macon, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS will will conduct storm surveys on Wednesday.
An Academy Sports warehouse near Jeffersonville was hit by another likely tornado before 6 a.m., with metal siding torn off the building, a semi truck trailer tipped over and Twiggs County Sheriff Darren Mitchum telling WMAZ-TV that eight boats were scattered around by the storm. Weather officials warned of a tornado in the Jeffersonville area as well.
Associated Press contributed to this report.