An
Autauga County Sheriff's spokeswoman confirmed to Reuters that
six people had died in the storm, but she said she had no
further details.
"I am sad to have learned that six Alabamians were lost to the
storms that ravaged across our state. My prayers are with their
loved ones and communities. We are far too familiar with
devastating weather, but our people are resilient. We will get
through it and be stronger for it," Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
said on Twitter.
Autauga County Coroner Buster Barber said that at least four
people had been killed by flying debris hurled by the tornado.
Barber said he had no further in formation on the deceased.
Ivey on Thursday declared a state of emergency for six Alabama
counties hit hardest by the storm: Autauga, Chambers, Coosa,
Dallas, Elmore and Tallapoosa.
The high winds and heavy rain damaged homes and left tens of
thousands of customers without power in parts of Georgia,
Mississippi and Alabama.
More than 250 flights were canceled or delayed at
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Charlotte
Douglas International Airport.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh, Alexandra Ulmer and Dan Whitcomb;
Editing by Sandra Maler)
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