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At least 15 dead in Southeast storms
By: cnn.comPosted On: 05/03/2010 12:04 P
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Storms that killed at least 15 people in Tennessee and Mississippi rolled into Georgia early Monday, flooding parts of Atlanta.
Storms that killed at least 15 people in Tennessee and Mississippi rolled into Georgia early Monday, flooding parts of Atlanta.
The rain and flooding left at least 11 dead Sunday in Tennessee, closing interstates, displacing thousands from their homes, prompting evacuations of hotels and nursing homes, and turning streets and parking lots into raging rivers.
Parts of the state were drenched with up to 20 inches of rain, and more was expected.
Four people also died in Mississippi, three in tornadoes and one in a rain-related traffic accident.
The storm system moved into Georgia early Monday, delaying flights into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain were forecast to continue in north Georgia through Monday morning, with rainfall of up to 1 inch an hour possible, the National Weather Service said. The storm snarled the morning commute in metro Atlanta, already one of the most congested traffic areas in the nation. No deaths or injuries were immediately reported.
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