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May 9th, 2008

Reported tornado kills 1 and injures 3 in North Carolina

Posted: 02:09 AM ET

(CNN) - A reported tornado killed one person, injured three others and damaged numerous buildings in central North Carolina on Thursday night, authorities said.

Strong winds overturned tractor-trailers and cars on Interstate 40, collapsed parts of several commercial buildings and damaged numerous single-family homes on the western edge of Greensboro, said Alan Perdue, emergency services director for Guilford County.

One person died when the winds overturned his truck at a business, Perdue said. At least three other people suffered injuries that authorities do not consider life-threatening, he said.


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