A severe weather system is causing widespread flooding, tornadoes and damaging storms across the southern United States.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), large areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were affected.
The system has moved east and now parts of Florida and Georgia are under severe weather and flash flood warnings.
One death had so far been reported in Scott County, Mississippi, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north of New Orleans.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has not released details about Tuesday's incident or the cause of death. A second person was also injured.
Amid Wednesday's bleak conditions, tracking site PowerOutage.us showed more than 200,000 customers were without power at peak times across the region, but that number declined over time.
Flash flooding was reported in the New Orleans area, more than a month's worth of rain was recorded in just a few hours, and several suspected tornadoes caused damage across the Bay Area.
Police in Slidell, Louisiana, said at least 10 people were injured and taken to hospitals for treatment following a possible tornado.
Police also said they had rescued about 50 people in the city, as another local official described the damage as “catastrophic.”
Another twister is confirmed to have hit the town of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Houses were damaged, but there were no reports of injuries.
The storm front moved into the Middle East during the day, and parts of southeastern Alabama, Florida, and Georgia spent the night under a tornado warning. By Thursday morning, NWS flash flood warnings were in effect for multiple areas of Florida.
Earlier, the same storm front brought severe weather to Texas, and what appeared to be another tornado touched down outside Houston on Tuesday night.
Floods have caused evacuations and highway closures in southeast Texas as rescue efforts continue, according to CBS News and local reports.
By Thursday morning, the NWS had issued numerous flash flood warnings covering the eastern region, including multiple areas of Florida.
Sports were also affected, with the start of the Golf Masters at Augusta National in Georgia delayed due to thunderstorms.
The opening tee shot was scheduled to be played at 8 a.m. local time (1 p.m. Japan time), but was postponed “until further notice” due to “heavy rain and wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph.”