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1:30 p.m.: Alabama governor declares state of emergency; 4 dead in state.
12:30 p.m.: Atlanta public schools cancel all after-school athletic events and practices due to threatening weather conditions. All high school baseball games scheduled for Wednesday afternoon will be made up Thursday.
11:00 a.m.: A woman in Moody, Ala., was killed when a tree crashed into her mobile home, officials say.
10:22: Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley preparing state of emergency declaration, officials say.
10:17 a.m.: Windows were blown out at Redmond Regional Medical Center in Rome; hospital operating on emergency generators.
10:15 a.m.: Georgia Power reports 27,000 customers without power, most in the Rome area.
9:53 a.m.: Extensive wind damage reported in Floyd, Gordon, Haralson and Dade counties. Roof was blown off a building in downtown Calhoun, the National Weather Service reported.
9:43 a.m.: Significant damage reported in the Rome area, with trees down on the campuses of Berry College and Shorter College.
9:40 a.m.: Thunderstorm warnings for metro area have expired.
9:30: Tree reported down in Cherokee County, Turner Hill Road at North Arnold Mill Road.
9:15 a.m.: Severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect for Cobb, Fulton, Clayton, Douglas, Coweta, Cherokee, Paulding, Gilmer, Pickens, Bartow, Gordon, Murray, Polk, Walker and Whitfield counties. The warnings expire at 9:30.
9:10 a.m.: News reports from Alabama report 100 mph winds, power out to more than 260,000 residences.
9:00 a.m.: Tweet from Georgia Power: We're monitoring the weather & will be ready to respond wherever crews are needed. To report an outage, call 888-891-0938.
8:57 a.m.: There are reports of widespread damage from storms in Floyd County, northwest of Atlanta, with many power lines down.
