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Severe weather that has claimed the life of at least three people in the last 24 hours and destroyed homes across the South is set to continue, as forecasters warn of thunderstorms, flash flooding and possible tornadoes Thursday and into Friday. More than 200,000 energy customers were without power across southeastern states as of 6 a.m. ET Thursday, including 95,000 in North Carolina.
We ask that you please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers,' the school system said in a message to parents Wednesday night. Tornado warnings were still in place for much of Tennessee, parts of Georgia and South Carolina Thursday morning. A video shot in Henagar, Alabama, Thursday morning showed funnel clouds, heavy rain and lightning.
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