<p>Emergency teams in Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama were working to assess the damage as the storm moved towards North and South Carolina and southern Virginia, the National Weather Service said.<br /><br />Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency after reports of tornado touchdowns in at least six counties.<br /><br />Injuries were reported in Sumter and Marengo counties, with at least one fatality in the latter, he said.<br /><br />Three people were killed in Autauga county after fallen trees crashed into mobile homes in the area, police said.<br /><br />Three deaths in Washington county were reported, said Yasamie August, spokeswoman for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.Two other deaths were reported in Oklahoma and seven in Arkansas.<br /><br />In Greene county, one death and six injuries were reported, officials said.The city of Clinton, Mississippi, suffered "extensive damage" when a tornado touched down, according to Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency.The city mayor said no one was injured in the storm, which tore the roof from a hotel and caused damage to a bank and many homes.</p>
<p>Emergency teams in Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama were working to assess the damage as the storm moved towards North and South Carolina and southern Virginia, the National Weather Service said.<br /><br />Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency after reports of tornado touchdowns in at least six counties.<br /><br />Injuries were reported in Sumter and Marengo counties, with at least one fatality in the latter, he said.<br /><br />Three people were killed in Autauga county after fallen trees crashed into mobile homes in the area, police said.<br /><br />Three deaths in Washington county were reported, said Yasamie August, spokeswoman for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.Two other deaths were reported in Oklahoma and seven in Arkansas.<br /><br />In Greene county, one death and six injuries were reported, officials said.The city of Clinton, Mississippi, suffered "extensive damage" when a tornado touched down, according to Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency.The city mayor said no one was injured in the storm, which tore the roof from a hotel and caused damage to a bank and many homes.</p>