Overnight Storms Sweep Mississippi Killing 1 Injuring 100+

Storms that swept through Mississippi on Sunday night left at least one person dead and nearly two dozen injured.

On Monday, more than 50 million people in the Southeast face the threat of more severe weather, including tornadoes.

According to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service, a storm system produced a tornado late on Sunday in Mississippi, causing injuries and structural damage in the area of Bay Springs and Louin in Jasper County.

According to spokesperson Becky Collins, who spoke with CNN on Monday, South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel treated 20 storm victims from the Louin region, one of whom passed away. She added that the remaining patients are stable and the majority have been discharged from the hospital.

In a Facebook post, the sheriff's department stated that the Jasper County community center is acting as a shelter "for all those displaced from the recent destruction caused by tornado activity."

Despite the fact that thousands of people in the state are still without power, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said it is evaluating the damage caused by the overnight storms. After a week of multiple storms, they are among the more than 300,000 homes and businesses from Texas and Oklahoma to Tennessee who are still without power in record-breaking heat.

A Level 2 to 5 slight risk of severe weather remains for parts of the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge in Louisiana as well as Jacksonville, Florida; Alabama's Mobile; and Georgia's Savannah. Wind gusts that cause damage, large hail, and isolated tornadoes are the primary threats.

Cities like Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, are left with a Level 1 of 5 marginal risk that extends from central Texas to southern Florida and north to western North Carolina. Texas' Austin; and Miami, Orlando, and Tampa in Florida, where severe wind gusts and large hail are possible.

The Storm Prediction Center says that more than 70 storm reports were made across the Southeast on Sunday, including up to eight tornado reports, most of which were made in central Mississippi. The threat comes on Monday. Kerr County, Texas, which is approximately 65 miles northwest of San Antonio, also received reports of hail that was two inches or larger on Sunday.

That came after the region experienced severe weather for several days. On Thursday, a tornado struck the Texas Panhandle community of Perryton, killing three people, including an 11-year-old boy, and injuring more than one hundred others.

According to the weather service, a tornado was confirmed near Santa Rosa Beach in Florida on Monday morning. Another possible twister could hit Mississippi. For the entirety of southwestern Walton County, the service issued a tornado warning until noon.

The service wrote, "Those caught without shelter will be in danger from flying debris." There will be destruction or damage to mobile homes. Roofs, windows, and automobiles will all be damaged. Damage to trees is likely."

Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said that Moss Point, Mississippi, 28 miles east of Biloxi, was hit by another possible tornado Monday afternoon.

The sheriff said that several businesses and homes were damaged and that emergency personnel are responding.

Billy Knight, Sr., Mayor told The Bakersfield Bugle that fire crews rescued eight to ten people who were trapped in the damaged Merchants & Marine Bank on Main Street.

According to Knight, the First Baptist Church and several school buildings, including an administration building, gym, stadium, and concession stand, sustained significant damage.

He stated that officials are continuing initial assessments and that there have been no reports of injuries.

Monday's storms in Louin, Mississippi, left behind ruins.