Several killed in tornado outbreak that has left towns splintered in Mississippi Valley

The majority of the storm-related deaths have happened in Tennessee, where officials say nearly a half-dozen people were killed. Deaths have also been reported in Missouri and Indiana.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A deadly tornado outbreak has killed at least seven people and spawned more than 30 reports of twisters across the lower and mid-Mississippi Valley on Wednesday.

At least five people have died in Tennessee due to the severe weather, Tennessee officials said Thursday night. That number was one less than the count a Tennessee state representative relayed in a social media post earlier Thursday.

The storms also injured multiple others and destroyed several homes from Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee through Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.