Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine yesterday increased his estimate of the damage from the weekend tornado that struck Georgia to $250 million.

On Monday he had said it was expected to be between $150 million and $200 million, with at least $100 million occurring at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Describing the tornado, which struck Atlanta Friday, Guy Carpenter's Instrat unit in a CAT-i report said the funnel had moved east through the city center.

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