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Debris lies on the ground at the home of Ellen Green and Johnny Green on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Opelika, Ala. The National Weather Service said Sunday that southern Georgia, northern Florida and the corner of southeastern Alabama could face "intense and long track" tornadoes, scattered damaging winds and large hail. (Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News via AP)

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Terry Paramore works on his roof after a severe storm caused a tree to fall on his home, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Albany, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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The porch is all that is left standing at a home on Lockhart Trailer Court Road in Lauderdale, Miss., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Several homes in Lauderdale County were damaged or destroyed after a tornado ripped through the area late Saturday. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)

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A tree branch went through the roof into the nursery at Lockhart Church of God in Lauderdale, Miss., when a tornado went through the area late Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)

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A broom rests against a stool next to a demolished mobile home on Lockhart Trailer Court Road in Lauderdale, Miss., Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Several homes in Lauderdale County were damaged or destroyed after a tornado ripped through the area late Saturday. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)

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A tree branch went through the roof into the nursery at Lockhart Church of God in Lauderdale, Miss., when a tornado went through the area late Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. (Paula Merritt/The Meridian Star via AP)

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The damaged blinds in the windows of William Carey University's School of Business are seen in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, following the morning tornado that tore through the campus. The school and the neighboring community were hit by a morning twister that killed several people as roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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A young woman posts the Christian Flag that flies in another part of the William Carey University campus in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, as the students, faculty, school officials and parents begin to clear out. The school and the neighboring community was hit by a morning twister that killed several people as roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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The William Carey University's School of Business is damaged in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, following the morning tornado that tore through the campus. The school and the neighboring community were hit by a morning twister that killed several people as roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Volunteer student cleanup crews wait as a bobcat tractor rolls across the William Carey University campus, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, removing debris from the morning's twister that left four people dead and scores injured in south Hattiesburg, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Damaged bushes, brush and tree limbs surround the statue of Jesus Christ in the Chain Garden on the campus of William Carey University in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017. The school and the neighboring community was hit by a morning twister that killed four people as roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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The remains of a house sit in a debris pile along Highway 122 as power line workers repair a downed line Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, near Barney, Ga. The National Weather Service said Sunday that southern Georgia, northern Florida and the corner of southeastern Alabama could face "intense and long track" tornadoes, scattered damaging winds and large hail. (AP Photo/Phil Sears)

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The home of Jeff and Carla Bullard was destroyed by an apparent tornado Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Cook County, Ga. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in seven counties that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)

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A man walks by a row of trees that was damaged by a tornado, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Adel, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

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A resident checks her driveway after a river of mud and debris washed in front of her home on Melcanyon Road below the recent Fish fire burn area in Duarte on Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 2017. Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for homes surround Valley View Park and Valley View Elementary School. (Watchara Phomicinda/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)

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Mud and debris from the previous storm have damaged a mailbox along Melcanyon Road below the recent Fish fire burn area in Duarte on Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 2017. Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for homes surround Valley View Park and Valley View Elementary School. (Watchara Phomicinda/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)

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Mud and debris are washed up against the K-rails along Melcanyon Road below the recent Fish fire burn area in Duarte, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. Authorities issued mandatory evacuation orders for homes surrounding Valley View Park and Valley View Elementary School. (Watchara Phomicinda/Los Angeles Daily News via AP)

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Downed trees rest on a shed and vehicle belonging to Mike Herington damaged near Baxley, Ga., early Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. The National Weather Service said Sunday that southern Georgia, northern Florida and the corner of southeastern Alabama could face "intense and long track" tornadoes, scattered damaging winds and large hail. (AP Photo/Lewis Levine)

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Fallen trees sit near Zoar United Methodist Church that sustained damage to its steeple Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, near Baxley, Georgia. The National Weather Service said Sunday that southern Georgia, northern Florida and the corner of southeastern Alabama could face "intense and long track" tornadoes, scattered damaging winds and large hail. (AP Photo/Lewis Levine)

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Marilyn Bullard makes her way to her parents home that was damaged by a tornado, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Adel, Ga. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)