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Crews work in the aftermath of the storm that hit in the Holly Hill subdivision in northern Laurens County, Ga. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. More than 50 homes were impacted by what officials are labeling a "severe weather event." (AP Photo/The Courier Herald, Jason Halcombe)
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Residents filled their yards moments after what officials are calling a tornado touched down in the Holly Hills subdivision in northern Dublin and Laurens County, Ga. at around 8:30 a.m. Friday morning. Early reports show little to no injuries were suffered, but damage, like that seen at this house located off Woodland Trails Road, was extensive and impacted more than 50 houses. (AP Photo/The Courier Herald, Jason Halcombe)
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Crews work in the aftermath of the storm that hit in the Holly Hill subdivision in northern Laurens County, Ga. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. More than 50 homes were impacted by what officials are labeling a "severe weather event." (AP Photo/The Courier Herald, Jason Halcombe)
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FILE - In a , Saturday, July 6, 2013 file photo, smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Quebec, Canada. Railroads that haul volatile crude shipments have reached an agreement with U.S. transportation officials to adopt wide-ranging voluntary safety measures after a string of explosive and deadly accidents. A copy of the agreement between the U.S. Transportation Department and the Association of American Railroads obtained Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 by The Associated Press calls for railroads to slow down oil trains through major cities, increase track inspections and bolster emergency response planning along routes that see trains that can haul up to three million gallons of oil each. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2013 file photo, a fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment in Casselton, N.D. Railroads that haul volatile crude shipments have reached an agreement with U.S. transportation officials to adopt wide-ranging voluntary safety measures after a string of explosive and deadly accidents. A copy of the agreement between the U.S. Transportation Department and the Association of American Railroads obtained Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 by The Associated Press calls for railroads to slow down oil trains through major cities, increase track inspections and bolster emergency response planning along routes that see trains that can haul up to three million gallons of oil each. (AP Photo/Bruce Crummy, File)
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A twisted tree hangs over the boardwalk at the Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in an ice storm that moved through South Carolina Feb. 11-13. The storm, the worst in the state in a decade, caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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A sign at Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., warns park visitors about damage from a recent ice storm on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. The ice storm that moved through South Carolina Feb. 11-13 was the worst in the state in a decade. It caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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Chief Ranger Duane Michael surveys the Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. It took Michael and another ranger an entire day to cut a path through fallen trees and limbs into the park following an ice storm Feb. 11-13. The storm, the worst in South Carolina in a decade, caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)