Latest Updates After Tornadoes Hit South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi: Death Toll Rises as Severe Weather Sweeps South

On Sunday, tornadoes caused by a deadly storm system ripped through Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, resulting in at least 19 deaths and a number of injuries.

The severe weather, including tornadoes, began in parts of Texas and northern Louisiana before traveling to Mississippi and other areas eastward. According to The Clarion-Ledger, at least 13 radar-confirmed tornadoes touched down in Louisiana and Mississippi while two other tornadoes were spotted in Texas a few hours earlier.

There were no deaths reported in Louisiana, but the tornadoes caused damage to a number of homes as well as planes and hangers at the Monroe Regional Airport.

As the storm system continued to move east, the severity increased, causing at least 19 deaths across Mississippi, South Carolina and Georgia. In Mississippi there were 11 reported deaths Monday morning, with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves declaring a state of emergency on Sunday night.

"Tonight, I declared a state of emergency to protect the health and safety of Mississippians in response to the severe tornadoes and storms hitting across the state," Reeves wrote in a tweet. "This is not how anyone wants to celebrate Easter Sunday."

There were six reported deaths in Georgia, and five others hospitalized. Murray County Fire Chief Dewayne Brown told WAGA-TV that two mobile home parks were hit, and that the storm system left a five-mile-long path of destruction.

Two bodies were found in damaged homes in South Carolina and Arkansas. A tree fell on a home in Whitehall, Arkansas, killing the person inside, while in South Carolina, a person was found dead in a collapsed building after it was hit by another apparent tornado.

The storm system also caused severe damage to homes and other areas as it swept through areas of the South. The National Weather Service reported hundreds of trees down, with many damaging roofs of homes and knocking down power lines. According to Poweroutage.us, there were around one million people without power across the southern areas hit by the storms.

Damage was also seen in Tennessee and North Carolina, with at least 150 buildings and homes hit in Chattanooga, Tennessee and almost five inches of rain falling per hour in North Carolina.

While there are still tornado and flood warnings in areas of the south, the severe storm system is expected to continue to move eastward throughout Monday. According to WeatherStreet.com, the South is expected to experience calmer weather through the week, followed by more rain showers for the weekend.