Tornado Outbreak In The Deep South Leaves 3 Dead And Widespread Damage

Tornado warnings continued Tuesday in the Deep South as a severe weather outbreak that killed three people and damaged dozens of homes pushed to the east.

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center had received at least 27 preliminary reports of tornadoes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as of Monday evening.

Several of these were already confirmed by the National Weather Service.

In Alabama, Lawrence County Coroner Scott Norwood said a husband and wife were killed and four other people, including a 7-year-old boy, were seriously hurt in Town Creek, The Associated Press reported.

In Louisiana, Vernon Parish chief deputy Calvin Turner confirmed that one person was killed in a storm-damaged home on Monday afternoon.