BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Emergency officials said two people have died in the Birmingham, Alabama area as storms pounded the South and Midwest, prompting tornado warnings in a handful of states.
Jefferson County sheriff's spokesman Randy Christian said a 16-year-old girl was killed in Clay, outside Birmingham, and an 82-year-old man died in the community of Oak Grove.
An emergency management spokesman said more than 100 people were injured
A storm system produced a possible tornado that moved across northern Jefferson County around 3:30 a.m. It caused damage in Oak Grove, Graysville, Fultondale, Centerpoint, Clay and Trussville. The spokesman says several homes were destroyed.
Elsewhere in the area, searchers are going from house-to-house in an effort to rescue people trapped in their homes.
Fire crews were starting the search in Center Point, north of Birmingham, where there were reports of an unknown number of people trapped.
In Arkansas, there were possible tornadoes in Arkansas, Dallas, Lonoke, Prairie and Cleveland counties Sunday night. The storms also brought hail and strong winds as they moved through parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois and Mississippi.
Tornado warnings were in effect for parts of Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama early Monday.
National Weather Service forecaster Marlene Mickelson in Memphis told The Associated Press the Memphis area had some damage from winds that reached 60 to 70 mph.
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