Tornadoes tear through Alabama as deadly storms strike Southeast

A major storm system sweeping across the South on Thursday has killed at least seven people as it unleashed a series of tornadoes on Alabama, where it caused significant damage and left a trail of destruction.    
The severe weather has led to massive power outages. As of 10.15pm ET, over 58,600 customers in Georgia were without power, nearly others 30,700 in Alabama, 14,700 in Tennessee, almost 13,600 in North Carolina and nearly 11,200 in Tennessee, according to utility tracker Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in response to the storms and tornadoes and tweeted that he had "ordered all relevant agencies to respond with an all-hands-on-deck approach to the affected communities."