By Chantal Da Silva -
NBC News
Tornado warnings for Alabama and Mississippi continued into the early hours of Wednesday.
Overnight they left a trail of destruction in the region.
Residents in areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were forced to take cover late Tuesday when tornado sirens sounded amid a storm system that threatened to endanger millions of people.
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Tornado watches were issued Tuesday afternoon and continued through the night as strong thunderstorms moved from eastern Texas to Georgia, reaching as far north as Indiana.
The National Weather Service confirmed tornadoes had touched down in Mississippi on Tuesday, while tornadoes were also confirmed by radar in Alabama, NWS Birmingham reported.
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In a video shared on Twitter by meteorologist Craig Ceecee, residents could be seen sitting inside a tornado shelter in Starkville, Mississippi, on Tuesday night.
“The fact that there have been SO MANY tornadoes in this area today makes me thankful that all is well here.
Thinking about what could have been," Ceecee said in a tweet.
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Several areas reported damage to homes and neighborhoods, while the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana confirmed that at least two people were injured in connection with bad weather.
The extent of his injuries was not immediately clear.
The sheriff's office reported that trees had also been felled, while some homes in the area were damaged.
Videos and photos shared on social media show some of the destruction, with buildings appearing to be badly damaged, while a video from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, showed various objects, including a chair, being blown away by the storm.
In an update shared Wednesday just before 2 a.m. ET, the National Weather Service warned that thunderstorms "capable of producing scattered damaging winds and a tornado or two" would be possible across parts of the Southeast in the morning.
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A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to move quickly southeast across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and south-central Georgia through noon Wednesday.
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Forecasters had previously warned that heavy rain and hail the size of tennis balls were possible in the severe weather that is expected to continue through Wednesday.
Meanwhile, heavy snow affected traffic in parts of the Upper Midwest late Tuesday.
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The Minneapolis-St.
Paul tweeted Tuesday afternoon that his runways had been closed due to rapid snowfall and reduced visibility.
At least 378 flights within, to or from the United States were delayed as of early Wednesday morning, while at least 92 flights had been cancelled, according to online flight tracker FlightAware.
It was not clear if those cancellations were weather related.
