Washington - UPI
Severe storms that spawned tornadoes hit the U.S. Southeast Wednesday night, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, authorities said.An apparent twister was blamed for killing three people in a rural community about 5 miles from Rock Hill, S.C., The (Charleston) Post and Courier reported.Five people were injured and several homes were damaged or destroyed about 6 p.m., York County sheriff\'s Lt. Mike Baker told the newspaper.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported a man died Wednesday afternoon when a pine tree fell on a sport utility vehicle in Georgia\'s Forsyth County.There may have been a fifth fatality in North Carolina. The Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal reported Gov. Bev Perdue said in a statement one person died when tornadoes touched down.\"We have reports that tornadoes touched down in Randolph and Davidson counties this evening, causing a fatality in Davidson,\" Perdue said in a release.However, Lt. Alton Hanes of Davidson County Emergency Medical Services said officials had not yet confirmed whether the fatality was storm-related to the storm.Eight to 10 people were injured and at least 30 structures were damaged in the area.WDAM-TV, Hattiesburg, Miss., reported EF 2 tornadoes moved through the region early Wednesday, injuring 15 people, with Jones County apparently the hardest-hit.Nearly three dozen buildings were damaged.