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LAFAYETTE, Tenn. - There's been another tragedy related to the tornadoes in Macon County.
"Last night, I go to bed and my mom comes in and wakes me up and tells me my dad's dead. I didn't understand," said Holly Wilkerson.
Her father Randy Wilkerson died from carbon monoxide poisoning.
He bought a generator to power his storm-damaged mobile home.
Authorities said he died from carbon monoxide poisoning by the generator.
His roommate found him Friday morning.
"He was a great guy," said Rick Henry. "He was the kind of guy that he'd give you the shirt off his back. He did a lot of stuff to help people."
Hundreds of people are still without power Friday in Macon and Trousdale counties.
Fire investigators urge everyone to be careful when using a generator.
Authorities will decide later whether to count the death as part of the tornado's toll. Fourteen people died in Macon County from storm injuries.
