Photos of the Deep South's Deadly Tornado Outbreak

Rescue teams continued to search the debris for victims a day after the violent storm outbreak hit southern Alabama and Georgia, the Florida Panhandle and parts of South Carolina. The worst of the outbreak was in Beauregard in Lee County, Alabama, where the 23 deaths occurred.

"The devastation is incredible," Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told WRBL-TV. He detailed that at least 40 people were injured in the storm.

According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that ripped through Beauregard was rated EF4 and might have been a mile wide.

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The tornado struck the area on Sunday shortly after 2 p.m. CST. Around 3:20 p.m., the NWS issued a tornado emergency after another large tornado was confirmed in Smiths Station of Lee County, where several homes were flattened.

Several tornadoes were confirmed throughout the Peach State, and injuries were reported in Talbotton, Georgia, after a high-end EF2 tornado hit the town.

Severe storms also hit the Florida Panhandle. In the town of Baum, at least five homes were damaged and two people were sent to the hospital following an EF2 twister. At least one other tornado was in progress in the Florida Panhandle Sunday evening.

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The storms continued their march eastward and spawned several tornadoes in South Carolina, including an EF2 that struck the capital city, Columbia.

Click through the slideshow above to see images of the devastating storm damage.