South Bracing for More Severe Storms, Rain

South Bracing for More Severe Storms, Rain
Crews work to remove downed trees and debris on Highway 49 South in Covington County, Miss., near Collins, on Jan. 2, 2017. Elijah Baylis/The Clarion-Ledger via AP
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Parts of the South are bracing for more rain Tuesday, a day after severe storms killed four people in Alabama.

The line of severe thunderstorms spawned several possible tornadoes, and the threat continued into early Tuesday for southern Alabama, southwest Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

Four people were killed Monday evening when a tree fell on their mobile home in Rehobeth, Alabama, said Kris Ware, a spokeswoman for the Dothan Houston County Emergency Management Agency.

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said in a statement on social media that the Houston County sheriff had told him about the deaths and he offered “prayers for those impacted.”

In Georgia, some of the heaviest rains were hitting early Tuesday.

“There is a slight chance of damaging winds and tornadoes, however the highest probabilities are generally west of Interstate 75,” said Sid King, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service outside Atlanta.

Debris lies on the ground after a storm south of Mount Olive, Miss., moved through on Jan. 2, 2017. (Ryan Moore/WDAM-TV via AP)
Debris lies on the ground after a storm south of Mount Olive, Miss., moved through on Jan. 2, 2017. Ryan Moore/WDAM-TV via AP