• The remains of a house sit in a debris pile along Highway 122 as power line workers repair a downed line near Barney, Georgia. Phil Sears / AP Photo
    The remains of a house sit in a debris pile along Highway 122 as power line workers repair a downed line near Barney, Georgia. Phil Sears / AP Photo
  • Marilyn Bullard makes her way to her parents home that was damaged by a tornado in Adel, Georgia. Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. Branden Camp / AP Photo
    Marilyn Bullard makes her way to her parents home that was damaged by a tornado in Adel, Georgia. Governor Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. Branden Camp / AP Photo
  • Jeff Bullard sits in what used to be the foyer of his home as his daughter, Jenny Bullard, looks through debris at their home that was damaged by a tornado in Adel, Georgia. Branden Camp / AP Photo
    Jeff Bullard sits in what used to be the foyer of his home as his daughter, Jenny Bullard, looks through debris at their home that was damaged by a tornado in Adel, Georgia. Branden Camp / AP Photo
  • The home of Jeff and Carla Bullard was destroyed by an apparent tornado in Cook County, Georgia. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in seven counties that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. Brendan Farrington / AP Photo
    The home of Jeff and Carla Bullard was destroyed by an apparent tornado in Cook County, Georgia. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in seven counties that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. Brendan Farrington / AP Photo
  • Trees and debris cover the ground after a tornado ripped through the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area. Mayor Johnny DuPree has signed an emergency declaration for the city, which reported “significant injuries” and structural damage. Ryan Moore / WDAM-TV via AP
    Trees and debris cover the ground after a tornado ripped through the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area. Mayor Johnny DuPree has signed an emergency declaration for the city, which reported “significant injuries” and structural damage. Ryan Moore / WDAM-TV via AP
  • Nora Martinez carries her possessions out of a house she shared with two other people after a tornado destroyed the residence in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo
    Nora Martinez carries her possessions out of a house she shared with two other people after a tornado destroyed the residence in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Rogelio V. Solis / AP Photo
  • Storm clouds approach emergency crews at the scene of a house cut in half by a tornado near where seven people were killed outside Adel, Georgia. Mark Wallheiser / EPA
    Storm clouds approach emergency crews at the scene of a house cut in half by a tornado near where seven people were killed outside Adel, Georgia. Mark Wallheiser / EPA

Deadly storms strike southern United States - in pictures


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At least 18 people have been killed after the storms tore though the southeastern United States of Florida, Georgia and Mississippi.