Severe storms continued to roar across the Deep South Thursday after floods and apparent tornadoes killed at least seven people and left thousands without power.
Severe storms continued to roar across the Deep South on Thursday after floods and apparent tornadoes hit parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana a day earlier, killing at least seven people and leaving thousands without power., the Storm Prediction Center said, where"a few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible."
As of Thursday afternoon, from Texas to Mississippi, more than 150,000 customers remained without power, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility reports. In southern Oklahoma, a trailer worker's body was found a quarter mile from the factory where he worked after an apparent tornado slammed the town of Madill in Marshall County, according to Emergency Management Director Robert Chaney.
Donny Raley, the city’s emergency manager, said the storm hit around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and caused widespread damage.
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