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    A grade F4 tornado ripped through the downtown area of College Park causing severe damage to buildings, windows, and power lines. There are only three known fatalities because the power outage prevented callers from being able to reach the emergency hotline. The mayor said he doesn't expect anyone to have been injured or killed by the collapse of the parking garage, but all cars parked inside are likely totaled.

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    A grade F4 tornado ripped through the downtown area of College Park causing severe damage to buildings, windows, and power lines. There are only three known fatalities because the power outage prevented callers from being able to reach the emergency hotline. The mayor said he doesn't expect anyone to have been injured or killed by the collapse of the parking garage, but all cars parked inside are likely totaled.

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    Tornado Rips Through College Park

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    A grade F4 tornado ripped through the downtown area of College Park causing severe damage to buildings, windows, and power lines. There are only three known fatalities because the power outage prevented callers from being able to reach the emergency hotline. The mayor said he doesn't expect anyone to have been injured or killed by the collapse of the parking garage, but all cars parked inside are likely totaled.

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    May1,2015
    TornadoRipsThroughCollegePark
    EarlierthismorningagradeF4tornadowentthroughthedowntownareaof
    CollegeParkcausingseveredamagetobuildings,windows,andpowerlines.Citizens
    wereadvisedtoevacuatedowntownCollegeParktoreachsafety.Thereareonlythree
    knownfatalitiesbecausethepoweroutagepreventedcallersfrombeingabletoreachthe
    emergencyhotline.
    Officialsareintheprocesstofixingthepowerlines,butmanyquestionsremain
    unansweredduetothelackofpowerandthemalfunctioningoftheemergencyhotline
    number.
    Wearenotsurethecostofthedamageatthispoint,butournumberoneconcern
    isthesafetyofourcitizens,saidMayorMylesGrossmanduringapressconference.He
    addedthatschoolbuseshaveevacuatedstudentstosafetyshelters.
    Sincemanyroadblocksresultedincarsnotbeingabletopass,themayor
    recommendedtheMetroasawaytoreachsafety.
    Inasecondpressconferencetogiveanupdateonthesituation,themayorand
    headcommunicationsdirectorinformedthetownthatthetornadowasinitiallygiventhe
    gradeF3,butafterRegentsParkingGaragefell,itwasreassessedandtheadditional
    damagecausedthegradetoincreasetoanF4.Themayorsaidhedoesntexpectanyone
    tohavebeeninjuredorkilledbythecollapseoftheparkinggarage,butallcarsparked
    insidearelikelytotaled.
    Helicopterscirculatedtheareasearchingforpeopleinneedofrescue,buthave
    notdiscoveredanyone.Itappearstheevacuationwarninggavecitizensenoughtimeto
    evacuatethearea.
    Moreinformationwillbeprovidedasitisreleased,butinthemeantimethe
    CollegeParkPoliceDepartmentandFireDepartmentareworkingdiligentlytoimprove
    thesituation.

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