2 Deaths Reported in Latest Tornadoes to Ravage the South

At least two people died in the latest tornadoes to hit the southern U.S., and weather experts caution more trouble might be ahead for the devastated region.

The National Weather Service declared a tornado emergency for the Midlands area of South Carolina to Mississippi on Tuesday,WLTX reported. The twisters coincided with severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, resulting in severe destruction and casualties.

In Georgia, Bryan County Coroner Bill Cox confirmed to theAssociated Pressthat at least one person died as a result of a tornado striking their mobile home.

“It was just completely ripped to pieces,” Cox told the AP of the home. “It’s like it exploded.”

Another death was reported in eastern Texas, where W. M. Soloman, 71, was killed Tuesday morning in Whitehouse when a tree fell on his RV, the AP reported.

The National Weather Service on Wednesday afternoon issued additional tornado watches for Georgia and South Carolina until 11 p.m. ET.

At least two dozen tornadoes have torn through the region since Monday, with 10 of them cropping up in the Midlands, according toThe Weather Channel.

The transition to Spring can bring violent storms to the Southeast, where a tornado killed at least one person in New Orleans last month,PEOPLE previously reported.

source: people.com