- Authorities have received reports of at least 29 tornadoes since Tuesday morning.

Damage caused by a tornado in Washington County, Florida (USA). / WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE / FACEBOOK

Tornadoes kill at least two people in the southeastern United States

At least two people have died from storms accompanied by tornadoes and hailstorms in a portion of the southeastern United States where some 40 million people live, authorities reported today. Capt. Joshua Douglas of the Montgomery, Alabama, Sheriff's Office has said a tornado in the Flatwood area last night killed a 39-year-old woman and an eight-year-old boy, and another resident in the dwelling was taken to the hospital.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Forecast Center has indicated that reports of at least 29 tornadoes have been received since Tuesday morning, mostly in central and southern Mississippi and Alabama, as well as Louisiana.

In Louisiana, four people were seriously injured and several animals were killed in Caldwell after a possible tornado tore through the area overnight, according to news reports. This Wednesday morning the rains and storms continued in an area that stretches from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to South Carolina and North Carolina, with warnings of gales and possible tornadoes. The NWS issued warnings for possible tornadoes until around noon in southeast Alabama, northwest Florida, and southwest Georgia.

The storm system dumped tornadoes, heavy rain, and hail in some areas of central Mississippi overnight, with the lightning company, especially in Madison County. The Lawrence County Sheriff in Mississippi, Ryan Evertt, has declared on local television that two houses were seriously damaged by a storm. Tree limbs, trash, and other debris disrupted traffic on some area streets, and residents reported power outages. A storm destroyed a fire station in Lowndes County, Mississippi, but there were no injuries.

The authorities have recommended that the population makes sure they have various means of receiving information, including cell phones and applications that keep them up to date with reports from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The conditions conducive to the strongest storms will diminish this Wednesday, according to what meteorologists have reported.

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