At least 45 million people in the US are under storm warning 1:03
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After dozens of tornadoes tore through the south, another storm is threatening to unleash powerful winds and possibly more tornadoes Thursday along the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia along with parts of Florida.
In Georgia, nearly two million people were under a flood watch as of 8 a.m. Thursday due to the possibility of heavy rain.
The areas under alert received up to 130 millimeters of rain, with up to an additional 50 millimeters possible, according to CNN meteorologist Robert Shackelford.
A flash flood warning was issued until 6:15 am for south Atlanta, including Clayton, Fayette, Henry, Newton and Rockdale counties.
"Use special caution at night, when it's harder to recognize flood hazards," advised the NWS office in Peachtree City.
Severe storms threaten the southeastern US again, as the region still deals with this week's damage
Also Thursday, a triple threat of high winds, hail and possible tornadoes is affecting parts of North Carolina, Virginia and Florida, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) warned.
More than 12 million people are at slight risk (level 2 of 5) from severe thunderstorms in those areas, according to the SPC.
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"Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday across eastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, as well as across portions of the Florida Peninsula," the SPC warned.
"Damaging wind gusts, hail and a couple of tornadoes will be possible."
The worst of the storm could affect Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Norfolk in Virginia along with Tampa and St. Petersburg in Florida.
The south faces a series of adverse weather conditions
In recent days, the southern US has been affected by multiple severe and deadly weather events that have caused the death of at least three people.
This week alone, at least 62 tornadoes and severe storms have occurred in the region, damaging homes and businesses in several states.
This Wednesday two tornadoes were seen in the surroundings of Valdosta, Georgia, during the night.
On Tuesday, a man was killed in East Texas when a tree fell on a mobile home in the Whitehouse community, according to the Smith County Emergency Management Coordinator.
Later that same day, a man in Georgia was also killed when a tornado passed through Bryan County.
And in the district of Webster (Louisiana), a man died in the early hours of Tuesday when he crashed his car into a fallen tree, state police reported.
Capt. Chris Hodge of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources speaks with Mike Fox as he sits surrounded by the remains of his home in the Park Place neighborhood of Ellabell, Georgia.
In South Carolina, the town of Monetta in Aiken County witnessed an EF-2 tornado that produced maximum estimated winds of 130 mph (210 km/h), the National Weather Service confirmed.
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Four houses were destroyed and five others suffered major damage in Allendale County, South Carolina, where suspected tornadoes were also reported, the state emergency management division said.
At least three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries, the division added.
Unrelenting severe weather was also responsible for storm-related injuries and rescues due to fast-moving flood waters across multiple states.
Late last month, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana were hit by tornadoes that left at least one person dead.
CNN's Dave Alsup, Gene Norman and Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.
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