A sprawling storm system has brought havoc to a swathe of the US South, leaving two people dead and thousands of households without electricity.
One person died when an apparent twister hit the state of Georgia, overturning cars on a motorway.
Bartow County Fire Chief Craig Millsap said at least 10 cars had been overturned on Interstate 75.
A man died in Nashville, Tennessee, when high winds toppled a tree on to the shed he had been taking shelter in.
The storm system also brought mayhem to parts of Mississippi and Indiana.
In Adairsville, Georgia, Interstate 75 was closed in both directions.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports there have been numerous emergency calls of trauma and injuries in Adairsville, which is 60 miles (97km) north-west of Atlanta.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said on its website: "Major damage in downtown Adairsville. Reports of cars overturned and major structure damage."
The NWS is also reporting golf-ball sized hail stones in some areas.
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