Drone video shows Georgia homes demolished as EF-3 tornado reportedly traps people inside
Images and video from West Point, Georgia, show roofs completely ripped off their structures, and large trees snapped in half as they fell onto homes as the EF-3 tornado hit.
Drone video shows apparent tornado damage in West Point, Georgia
Drone video from storm chasers shows damage from an apparent tornado Sunday morning in West Point, GA. Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency following the severe storms.
People were said to be trapped inside their homes after an EF-3 tornado hit West Point, Georgia, Sunday morning.
Drone video shows houses destroyed after the tornado moved through the western Georgia town. NWS officials said the strongest winds from this tornado were 150 mph.
Images from West Point show roofs completely ripped off their structures, and large trees snapped in half as they fell onto homes.
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 1 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 2 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 3 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 4 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 5 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 6 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 7 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 8 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 9 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 10 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 11 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 12 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
![Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.]()
Image 13 of 13Possible tornado damage is seen in West Point, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023. (Crystal Avery Adams / Facebook)
"Most of the damage is around the West Point city limits, and it appears the path of destruction goes East toward Meriwether County," the Troup County Sheriff’s Office said.
Officials are urging residents to avoid travel within the area, so crews can work to clear the area.
The EF-3 tornado also moved through LaGrange, located northeast of West Point. The Georgia Mutual Aid Group (GMAG) said that many buildings were also damaged, and people were trapped on the south side of the town.
An EF-3 tornado struck near LaGrange, Georgia, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
(FOX Weather)
And if it wasn’t already a wild morning for the state, officials at an animal safari in Pine Mountain said that two tigers escaped due to storm damage at their location.
Following Sunday morning's severe storms, Gov. Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency for the affected counties.
Sunday morning's storms come after a devastating weekend for the Southeast as tornadoes killed nearly two dozen in Mississippi and Alabama.