Thu., February 23, 2012 6:58am (EST)

Storm Damages Up To 100 Homes
By Associated Press
Updated: 1 year ago

ROME, Ga.  —  
A National Weather Service team was expected to assess storm damage in northwest Georgia Thursday and try to determine whether the damage was caused by a tornado. (Photo Courtesy of John Aldersley-Williams via Geograph.co.uk.)
A National Weather Service team was expected to assess storm damage in northwest Georgia Thursday and try to determine whether the damage was caused by a tornado. (Photo Courtesy of John Aldersley-Williams via Geograph.co.uk.)
Dozens of homes were damaged by a storm that rolled through northwest Georgia late Wednesday night, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands of customers.

Floyd County Emergency Management Agency Director Scotty Hancock tells WSB Radio that an estimated 50 to 100 homes are damaged in a path of destruction between a mile and a half and two miles long.

A National Weather Service team was expected to assess the scene Thursday and try to determine whether the damage was caused by a tornado.