Storms Spawn Twisters In Mississippi, Kill Driver In Georgia

Alfred Lee covers a damaged spot Monday on the roof of his home on Elvis Presley Drive in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Thomas Graning / Associated Press

Updated at 7 p.m. Monday

Severe storms spawning multiple tornadoes moved across the South on Monday, damaging homes and uprooting trees from Mississippi to Kentucky. A tornado spotted in Atlanta forced thousands to seek shelter, and one man was killed when a falling tree brought power lines onto his vehicle.

The motorist was pronounced dead after fire crews cut him from the vehicle in Douglasville, Georgia, west of Atlanta, Douglas County spokesman Rick Martin told reporters. No other details were immediately released.