Damaging Winds Knock Down Trees, Power Lines as Deep South Faces More Severe Storms

Tornadoes Are More Powerful Than We Realize

Severe thunderstorms were bringing damaging winds, flooding rains and hail to parts of the Deep South on Sunday — just a week after an outbreak of tornadoes across the region left 34 people dead.

The National Weather Service said it had received reports of people trapped by fallen trees in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties in Alabama.

Trees also blocked roads and knocked down power lines, according to the NWS.

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Some 10,000 homes and businesses in Tallapoosa had lost electricity as of 9 a.m. CDT Sunday, according to poweroutage.us. Another 5,000 customers in Coosa County had lost power. Altogether blackouts affected more than 25,000 customers across central Alabama.

Debris blocked some lanes of Interstate 65 in Chilton County, and several state highways in Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa had to close until debris could be removed.

Part of the roof of the Collins Chapel Fire & Rescue building was ripped off. WVTM showed video of large trees on several houses or blocking roads.

The Storm Prediction Center received at least 18 reports of hail in parts of central and southeastern Texas.

In addition to Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina also saw damaging winds.

Flooding was causing trouble on streets in Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi.

Severe storms are expected to continue across the South into Monday with possible strong tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.

There is also a serious threat of flash flooding in parts of the region, and flood warnings were issued Sunday morning in Alabama's Bibb, Jefferson and Shelby counties.

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