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Powerful storms kill 3 people as tornadoes, hailstorms sweep across Central US: Updates

Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on severe weather and tornadoes for Wednesday, May 8. For the latest on severe weather, view  our updates file for Thursday, May 9 .

Powerful storms barreled through the Central and Eastern United States Wednesday and killed at least three people after multiple tornadoes caused widespread damage and more than a dozen injuries.

Torrential rain, hail, and tornadoes pummeled parts of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas into the morning Thursday. More than 22 million people had been under a tornado watch Wednesday evening in portions of eight states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

The National Weather Service issued dozens of tornado warnings across the states, including in Tennessee where at least two tornadoes and two deaths were reported. The tornadoes are part of a multi-state outbreak that began May 6, that has spawned dozens of tornado reports.

The weather service also confirmed two tornadoes near Huntsville, Alabama , including one east of Huntsville in DeKalb County on Wednesday night, after issuing multiple tornado warnings and a tornado emergency.

"A very strong deadly tornado is moving east through DeKalb County," the weather service in Huntsville, Alabama, said on X, formerly Twitter. "If in the warning, TAKE SHELTER NOW!"

Further to the east, at 12:26 a.m. Thursday, the weather service office in Peachtree City, Georgia warned that a "large and extremely dangerous tornado" was over Hammondville, Alabama, north of Fort Payne.

At 2 a.m. Thursday, nearly 200,000 customers remained without electricity in Alabama, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee and the Carolinas, according to USA TODAY'S power outage tracker . In northern Georgia, more than 95% of the customers in Gilmer County were without electricity. About 84% of the customers in Reynolds County, Missouri, were without power after strong storms in the region.

The Storm Prediction Center also tracked possible tornadoes Wednesday in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri and South Dakota.

In Tennessee, Claiborne County’s emergency management office told USA TODAY a 22-year-old man died after a tree fell on his vehicle while he was driving around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Another person died and four others were injured in Maury County, Tennessee, after a tornado touched down. Three people suffered non-life-threatening wounds and one is in serious condition, according to the Maury County Regional Hospital.

One person in North Carolina died in the storm Wednesday after a tree fell on a car, according to Gaston County officials. Another person was rescued and transported to the hospital. The county declared a state of emergency Wednesday evening after hazardous weather caused severe damage to several communities and left nearly 45% of customers without power.

Several supercell thunderstorms were sweeping across south-central Kentucky and Middle Tennessee, the weather service said at 7 p.m. Wednesday , and storms were expected to continue into the evening with large hail, damaging winds, and some tornadoes. Supercells are the least common type of thunderstorm and tend to produce hazardous weather. 

Rare tornado emergency issued in Middle Tennessee

A rare tornado emergency was issued for several communities south of Nashville, Tennessee. After a storm moved through Columbia, about 46 miles southwest of Nashville, the National Weather Service confirmed that a "large and destructive tornado” had touched down in the area.

The Maury County Office of Emergency Management confirmed the tornado swept through eastern Columbia, killing one person and injuring four others. Authorities also reported seeing trees down, blocked roads, and scattered debris.

"We are currently assessing the damage caused by recent storms in our area. Emergency crews are on the ground, but we urge everyone to stay out of the areas hit and remain weather aware," Jeff Hardy, director of Maury County Office of Emergency Management, said in a news release Wednesday night.

Hardy warned that more storms were expected and roads would be closed as crews began assessing and cleaning up the damage. Maury County schools will also be closed Thursday for the safety of students and staff, Hardy said.

A tornado watch is in effect for parts of Middle Tennessee until 3 a.m. Thursday. Flooding from intense rainfall was reported in parts of Middle Tennessee, prompting some water rescues.

The Red River near Port Royal Tennessee rose more than 20 feet Wednesday and is expected to crest at moderate flood stage at 38 feet. At least four other local streams in the region rose 6 to 8 feet in a matter of hours, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Several school districts in Tennessee either ended classes early or canceled all after-school activities, according to the Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network .

Michigan tornadoes wreak havoc

Workers inside a FedEx facility in Michigan managed to escape unharmed after it partially collapsed as tornadoes ripped through Kalamazoo County, less than 60 miles south of Grand Rapids. Nearby, a tornado hit a mobile home community, injuring up to 20 people who were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Around 176 properties were damaged, 17 of which were completely destroyed, said Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller in a video posted on Facebook.

"We found homes in the roadway, we found homes in neighbor's homes," said Fuller, urging residents to stay home as officials continue to search for people and survey the damage across the county.

In southern Ohio, officials were surveying damage after two suspected tornadoes destroyed homes, toppled trees and snapped utility poles. Storms flooded some local areas, and emergency response personnel conducted multiple rescues. Tornadoes were also reported in Arkansas, Indiana and West Virginia.

Tornadoes, hail, damaging wind forecast for parts of Central US

Nearly 20 million people from northeastern Texas to Missouri and Kentucky were at enhanced or moderate risk of severe storms on Wednesday, according to the Storm Predication Center. The powerful thunderstorms were expected to bring tornadoes, giant hail and damaging winds, with the highest risk throughout Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee, the prediction center said.

The cities facing potentially the worst impacts include Nashville, Memphis, St. Louis, Louisville and Little Rock, according to the weather service. A vast swath of the central and eastern U.S., from Texas to Georgia and up through New England was at slight risk of experiencing some of the poor weather.

As of 2 p.m., there were reports of overturned trees causing damage to some homes and other buildings in Tennessee, according to the weather service. In Grainger County, just outside Knoxville, officials reported many downed powerlines, and hail the size of tennis balls pelted Clarksville, Tennessee, as the Storm Prediction Center tracked hail storms across the Central U.S.

Damage from wind gusts were also reported in Kentucky and Missouri, where meteorologists picked up winds speeds of 67 mph.

Through the day and into the evening, meteorologists anticipate multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms to slam the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys. Across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, thunderstorms are forecast to develop by late afternoon. Along with the winds, rain and possible tornadoes, hail larger than 3 inches in diameter are a threat as the system shifts eastward through the evening.

Flood watches were in effect across Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri through Thursday, according to the weather service. Some local areas may get 2 to 5 inches of total rainfall.

'The early warnings saved lives'

In St. Joseph County, just south of Kalamazoo, a tornado destroyed seven structures, mostly homes, Branch County Emergency Manager Tim Miner told the Detroit Free Press , part of the USA TODAY Network. There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths from the storms, which some credited to early prompt weather advisories.

"The early warnings saved lives," said Ernie Ostuno, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Grand Rapids. "The warnings went out and people reacted to them."

More than 101,000 homes and business in North Carolina were without power Wednesday evening, according to a USA TODAY database . About 40,000 utility customers in Tennessee also reported outages.

The looming storm system spun up at least eight tornadoes in Michigan; others were reported in Arkansas, Ohio and West Virginia, according to the National Weather Service . Powerful storms pummeled the Plains region on Monday, spinning up multiple tornadoes that killed at least one person in Oklahoma, flattened homes in multiple states and caused widespread power outages.

Tornado warning safety tips

While there's no such thing as guaranteed safety, the weather service says there are things people can do to  increase their chances of surviving  a deadly tornado:

∎ Protect yourself from flying or falling debris, the single biggest life-threatening hazard.

∎ Seek shelter in the closest, safest interior or underground room.

∎ Always avoid windows. Don’t go to the windows or doors to look outside.

∎ Cover yourself with thick protective coverings, such as a mattress, sleeping bags and thick blankets or other protective coverings.

∎ Wear a helmet, if you have one, to protect your head from debris.

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Contributing: Thao Nguyen USA TODAY; Kylie Martin, Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press ; Cheryl Vari, Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer ; Kirsten Fiscus, Diana Leyva, Andy Humbles, Tennessean