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A man was electrocuted, another killed by a falling tree and a woman was killed by a falling branch when storms came through Mississippi on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed two tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on Tuesday, March 4. An EF-2 tornado was reported in Wayne County, and an EF-1 tornado was reported in George County.

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — More counties reported damage from mid-week storms in Mississippi. These reports stemmed from severe weather on Tuesday, March 4. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency received damage reports from Clarke, Harrison, Madison, Perry, Warren and Wayne counties.

A mammoth and multifaceted storm – which was dealing wind, fire, choking dust and the threat of a blizzard – pummeled much of the country as it marched east.

While wind gusts up to 45-50 miles per hour may enter the state Tuesday morning. As the strongest part of the storm moves through, gusts could reach 70 miles per hour in the area of Enhanced Risk and 60 miles per hour in the areas of Slight Risk.

Nearly 10 million people living in communities across North and South Carolina are bracing for tornadoes, as a series of deadly storms that already wreaked havoc in the South the day before is barreling toward the Eastern Seaboard.