Much of northern Mississippi remained on tornado watch Monday afternoon after a twister made its way through Tupelo, according to a National Weather Service report. Major damage was reported, while state officials said up to seven people had been killed.
Parts of Alabama, Arkansas, and western Georgia were also placed under tornado watch until Monday night as the storm system slowly traveled north from Mississippi to the mid-Atlantic states. A total of twelve tornadoes were recorded in that state. In Alabama two people had been confirmed dead as of Monday evening, while as many as six fatalities had been reported as that same storm system generated funnel touchdowns.
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