Not less than 2 individuals killed as storms push by way of South

Two individuals had been killed by falling timber and tens of hundreds had been left with out energy as extreme storms rolled by way of the South over the weekend.

The storms downed timber and powerlines and introduced heavy rainfall, hail and gusty winds as they pushed by way of the area. Almost 150,000 individuals throughout southern states from Texas to South Carolina had been with out energy Sunday morning, in keeping with poweroutage.us.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves stated one individual was killed in Lafayette County when a tree fell on a automobile. A number of twister warnings had been issued throughout northern Mississippi on Saturday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp stated one individual was killed in Georgia on Saturday evening. A spokesperson for the Georgia Emergency Administration stated the fatality occurred in Banks County when a tree fell on a automobile.

“Be a part of us in praying for the family members of a Georgian tragically misplaced tonight as a result of extreme storms,” Kemp wrote on social media.

The Nationwide Climate Service stated a confirmed EF-1 twister broken a number of houses and injured one individual Friday within the metropolis of Van Buren in western Arkansas.

One other spherical of extreme climate is predicted to push by way of the southern Plains and the South on Sunday night and Monday. The best threat for extreme climate is in southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas.

The Nationwide Climate Service stated damaging wind gusts of as much as 100 miles per hour, large hail as much as 5 inches in diameter and some tornadoes are seemingly.