Georgia confirms 18 dead statewide from Sunday storms

Emergency officials are
reporting three additional deaths in southern
Georgia from violent storms, bringing the overall
toll to at least 18 people killed over the weekend
by a severe weather system sweeping the
Southeast.
Catherine Howden, a spokeswoman for the
Georgia Emergency Management Agency, said
Sunday evening that three additional deaths
have been confirmed in Georgia's Dougherty
County. Local officials say search and rescue

operations are underway after a reported
tornado caused widespread destruction in the
county Sunday evening.
Before the three latest deaths were confirmed,
Georgia officials had reported 12 deaths
statewide. Howden said one of those was
reported in error.