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Assessing the damage in Coble, Tennessee after a large storm system packing high winds, hail and several tornadoes tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest US on Wednesday.
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Hickman County Sheriff, Cody Woods helps in the clean up operation in Coble, after the wet, windy and wild weather swept through.
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A storm-wracked Subway sandwich store in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Forecasters estimated the peak wind speed to be 185kph, qualifying the tornado as an EF-2 twister.
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Metal siding is wrapped around a car that was inside a garage workshop in Mount Juliet. The storm system spawned at least seven tornadoes as it moved through the state.
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The violent storm severely damaged a Tennessee newspaper distribution centre. The path of the damage was about 150 metres wide.
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A Tree branch hangs from power lines after the tornado touched down causing minor damage to homes and knocking out power in Ashland City, Tennessee.
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A tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Georgia. The storm which roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta.
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A truck and trailer rest on the highway after the tornado tore through Adairsville. Emergency crews responded to numerous reports of people trapped in storm-damaged buildings.
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This supermarket owner tries to salvage what he can from his store in Adairsville.
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Residents inspect the damage to their homes. Sections of this man's tin roof were torn off on Wednesday in Ashland City, Tennessee.
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This young man gathers some personal items from his home following Wednesday's tornado in Adairsville.
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This car owner surveys his overturned vehicle after a tornado picked it up from the parking lot where he was working across the street and dumped it in the middle of the road.
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A severe storm ripped through a small part of the Saline County town reducing this house in East Walker Avenue in Galatia, Illinois to rubble.
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Workers remove portions of a tree that went through a trailer on West Walker Avenue in Galatia. Many trees where ripped down by the storm, causing widespread damage.
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An elder at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville, Alabama talks about the damage to the roof as he walks around the church steeple that was blown off the building.
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This resident is left assessing the damage from several tall trees that fell on his house early on Wednesday.
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Morning commuters make their way along Dodge Street in Omaha, Nebraska after the storm system brought snow and wind to the state, closing schools and leaving major highways shut down.
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Many schools were closed in Iowa and Nebraska and portions of major highways had to be shut down.
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Taking a break from shovelling the snow, this pet owner plays frisbee with her dog who seems to have no trouble getting off the icy ground.
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This man was well prepared for the weather, and uses a snow blower to clear the pavement in front of his home in Omaha, Nebraska.
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This youngster makes a snow angel outside her home in Madison, Wisconsin. The National Weather Service had posted a winter storm warning for much of the state.