TWO kids have been killed while three more people have been injured after a tree fell onto a home.
Severe storms barrelled through Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, leaving tens of thousands without power.
A three-month-old baby and a three-year-old child were killed in the storm.
An 11-year-old was hospitalized with serious injuries and a woman was also taken to hospital, WBRC reports.
Rescuers were working at the home in a desperate attempt to free one woman who was trapped.
The victims have not been identified.
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Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Birmingham said winds speeds reached up to 70mph.
And, more than 50,000 people were left without power, according to AL.com.
Social media users shared pictures of trees on top of cars, leaving them crumpled.
And, there was widespread flooding as footage showed roads being unable to cope with the deluge of water.
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Meteorologists warned that a severe thunderstorm watch would be in place until 1am local time Friday.
Forecasters warned that half-inch-sized hailstones and winds up to 65mph could batter cities including Greenville, Thomasville, Monroeville, and Hattiesburg.
Storms are expected to weaken gradually as they barrel towards the coast.
The storms come days before millions of Americans are set to sizzle in temperatures above 90F.
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More than 100million people are under heat alerts in more than 24 states.
Forecasters have warned that temperatures could reach the low 100s on Friday.
Officials in Philadelphia and Washington DC have already declared heat health emergencies.
And Jackie Bray, the commissioner of New York's homeland security and emergency services division, has urged residents to stay indoors.
Mark Bunney, 72, was killed when a tree fell onto his camper van during a violent storm in Minnesota.
A 911 operator received a call of a woman screaming for help after a storm sent a tree falling onto her camper, the Douglas Sheriff's Office reported.
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Cops dashed to the scene and found Mark and his wife Debra, 66, trapped inside.
Massive trees were uprooted due to the high winds and one that was demolished was more than 50 years old.
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