At least four dead after dozens of tornadoes tear across US south

Severe storm system led to at least 45 reports of damage in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia

Multiple tornadoes that began spawning across several southern US states on Saturday afternoon have resulted in the deaths of at least four people.

Officials spent Sunday assessing the devastation inflicted by the severe storm system that produced the tornadoes. Brian Hurley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center, told the Associated Press that there were at least 45 reports of damage from the tornadoes across the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.