Devastating twister slams Georgia

A deadly tornado that touched down in Adairsville, Ga., today brought a stunning view to witnesses.

The sky looked like it was falling as the tornado ripped across the land an hour north of Atlanta. The tornado tore across Interstate 75, sending debris everywhere and killing one person.

Witnesses said the tornado was on the ground, crushing through homes, office buildings and asphalt for more than 20 minutes. Winds were estimated at more than 125 miles per hour, making it an F-2 category twister.

The tornado left behind what looked like a junkyard with twisted semitrailers and tossed SUVs. Police had to rescue families trapped inside their crumbled homes, with at least one person dead.

Today’s extreme weather is part of a storm front that stretches more than 900 long miles. As it moved across the country, the storm brought high winds to Texas, high water to Missouri and damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in Green County, Ind.

There are extreme weather warnings across the East Coast from the Florida panhandle to Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C., Washington and Richmond. Slick weather is expected to hit as far north as New York.

The website posted two videos below that display images of the twister and show how large and dark the twister was. The twister clearly broke through a lot of land in a short amount of time.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/devastating-twister-slams-georgia/