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Four people have been killed and thousands left without power after tornadoes tore across the southern United States.
Heaviest-hit was the state of Mississippi, where the severe weather damaged hundreds of homes and businesses.
Governor Phil Bryant has declared an emergency in Jones and Marion counties where all four victims lost their lives.
Several other people have been injured by the wild weather.
"We've got whole roofs lying in the road, people trapped in houses, cars flipped over," Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall said.
County coroner Norma Williamson said two of the victims were killed in Columbia, about 30 miles west of Hattiesburg.
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The states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama were all hit Pic: @MS_TeresaM
Thousands have been left without power Pic: @MS_TeresaM
A state of emergency has been declared in two Mississippi counties
One woman died in a shopping district, while another was killed in a trailer park.
"It's chaos over here. All the lines are down," Ms Williamson said.
The other victims, a man and a woman, were killed in their mobile home in Jones County, where a separate tornado struck, county emergency management spokeswoman Tammy Wells said.
According to the governor's office, more than 7,000 people have been left without power across the two counties.
It is unclear how many people remain trapped in their homes.
The tornados were the result of thunderstorms that originated over Louisiana, a meteorologist for the national Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said.
Tornado warnings have now been issued across parts of southern Alabama, northern Florida and southern Georgia.
Flash flood warnings have also been posted across the Florida panhandle and parts of Georgia after heavy showers hit the region.
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Four people have been killed and thousands left without power after tornadoes tore across the southern United States.
Heaviest-hit was the state of Mississippi, where the severe weather damaged hundreds of homes and businesses.
Governor Phil Bryant has declared an emergency in Jones and Marion counties where all four victims lost their lives.
Several other people have been injured by the wild weather.
"We've got whole roofs lying in the road, people trapped in houses, cars flipped over," Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall said.
County coroner Norma Williamson said two of the victims were killed in Columbia, about 30 miles west of Hattiesburg.
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Gallery: Tornadoes Cause Widespread Devastation In Southern U.S.
Four people are confirmed dead after the tornadoes swept across the south of America Pic: @MS_TeresaM
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The states of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama were all hit Pic: @MS_TeresaM
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Thousands have been left without power Pic: @MS_TeresaM
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A state of emergency has been declared in two Mississippi counties
One woman died in a shopping district, while another was killed in a trailer park.
"It's chaos over here. All the lines are down," Ms Williamson said.
The other victims, a man and a woman, were killed in their mobile home in Jones County, where a separate tornado struck, county emergency management spokeswoman Tammy Wells said.
According to the governor's office, more than 7,000 people have been left without power across the two counties.
It is unclear how many people remain trapped in their homes.
The tornados were the result of thunderstorms that originated over Louisiana, a meteorologist for the national Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said.
Tornado warnings have now been issued across parts of southern Alabama, northern Florida and southern Georgia.
Flash flood warnings have also been posted across the Florida panhandle and parts of Georgia after heavy showers hit the region.
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