The Chattanooga area mostly avoided the destructive weather that killed 10 people in Mississippi on Saturday as tornadoes swept through the Southeast, but Chattooga County, Ga., was an exception.
A tornado the width of three football fields swept across 7.8 miles of Chattooga County, extensively damaging eight homes with winds up to 105 mph, said National Weather Service forecaster Robert Beasley in Peachtree City, Ga.
No one was injured, Mr. Beasley said, but "numerous outdoor sheds were destroyed, and two small planes flipped at a local airport." Hundreds of large trees also were down in the area between Highway 337 and Center Post Road northwest of Trion, he said.
Another tornado in Mentone, Ala., heavily damaged a trailer park, said Brian Carcione, a forecaster at the National Weather Service in Huntsville, Ala. He said there were no confirmed fatalities in Mentone at this point.
A dispatcher at the DeKalb County, Ala., Sheriff's Department said the American Red Cross had set up a station in Mentone City Hall.
Back in Tennessee, Hamilton County officials remarked at the low number of weather-related calls Saturday night, identifying only a few trees that fell Sunday as a result of high winds.
Other counties in Northwest Georgia reported few problems.
Walker County, Ga., dispatcher Catessa Blansit said residents reported several trees down across power lines, but no other property damage and no injuries.
A Catoosa County dispatcher said "there was nothing for us to clean up when we came in this morning."
In Alabama, DeKalb County also took other serious hits, including about 175 to 200 damaged buildings in Geraldine, Ala., officials said. City schools will be closed at least today, they said.
But Geraldine Fire Department Assistant Chief Sammy Ledbetter was happy to report no serious injuries or fatalities.
"One or two may be sore tomorrow, but that's about it," he said. "Lots of trees and power lines down, though."
He said the county is making an uphill climb a little easier for those affected. People needing to bypass blocked roads to get into their residences can come to Geraldine City Hall and get a special permit, he said.
"Everything's running really well," he said. "We've got a shelter at First Baptist Church in Geraldine if folks need a place to stay a couple nights."
Albertville, Ala., about 14 miles southwest of Geraldine, was hit very hard. A curfew was ordered Sunday and city schools will be closed for the entire week after a late-night tornado ripped through town and knocked out power, officials said.
Thirty-three people were injured, but none were believed serious, said Sahra Lyons, an operations specialist with the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency.
A few miles north, a Marion County, Ala., dispatcher reported tranquility.
"Think we only had three trees down," Ben Canales said. "Pretty quiet here."
The Associated Press contributed to this story.