Second Sunday of Deadly Southern Tornadoes and Storms Lashes Deep South (PHOTOS) | The Weather Channel
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Second Sunday of Deadly Southern Tornadoes and Storms Lashes Deep South (PHOTOS)

Storm damage is seen at Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church his Dadeville, Ala, on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Twitter/@MobilePalette)
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Storm damage is seen at Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church his Dadeville, Ala, on Sunday, April 19, 2020. (Twitter/@MobilePalette)

For the second Sunday in a row, severe storms and tornadoes struck the Deep South, causing damage to homes and businesses and killing at least two.

Severe storms were continuing in Florida late Monday morning. Damage was reported in several places across Central Florida, and tornado watches and warnings were underway. Nearly 8,000 customers were without electricity as of Monday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us

In Marion County, two lanes of Interstate 75 were shuttered where several trees were scattered along the southbound section. The Silver Springs Shores area of Marion County had windows blown out and a roof was damaged by the storms, according to the National Weather Service.

(MORE: Tornadoes, Storms Rake Across Florida After Killing Two People in the Deep South)

In Citrus County, a gas station canopy was torn off near Homosassa Springs and the county's emergency manager reported trees knocked down. Power lines and trees were down near U.S. Highway 19 and Halls River Road, according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.

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Earlier Monday, two tornadoes were reported in Lamar and Marion counties in southern Mississippi. The state Emergency Management Agency said one person was killed in Marion County. Several towns saw homes damaged, downed trees and impact to roads, including flooding.

Alabama suffered severe storms on Sunday, with several reports of people trapped by fallen trees in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties, according to the National Weather Service.

On Sunday night, the body of Jerry Oliver Williams Jr., 61, was found beneath his destroyed mobile home in the Tumbleton area of Henry County, Alabama, Coroner Derek Wright told al.com.

Several Alabama state highways in Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa were closed due to storm debris, including Interstate 65 in Chilton County.

Damage extended into southwestern Georgia, with reports of downed trees throughout Randolph, Early and Worth counties.

Click through the slideshow above to see some photos of the storms.

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