Damage from the storm system was reported in at least 24 of Mississippi’s 82 counties. Many parts of South Carolina remain under tornado watches and warnings as the storm system moves through the state. ——1:40 p.m.A storm system moving through the South is being blamed for the death of an 8-year-old girl in Florida. The storm system that drenched central Arkansas also killed two Mississippi drivers and a woman in Alabama and left more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Strong storms were rumbling through Georgia on Friday, after killing two Mississippi drivers and a woman in Alabama and leaving more than 100,000 people without power across Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

Source: National Post April 19, 2019 13:41 UTC