A flash flood emergency was in effect Tuesday night until 8:15 local time for parts of Jefferson and Shelby counties in Alabama. There were numerous reports of swift water rescues.

Many roads were overtaken with flooding in Birmingham and surrounding Jefferson County, WVTM reported.

A flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in New Orleans for New Orleans, Metairie and Kenner, Louisiana, Wednesday morning until 10:30 a.m. CDT.

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The flooding comes after severe storms caused damage across much of the South on Tuesday, bringing tornadoes, damaging winds and hail.

(MORE: Flash Flood Emergency in Birmingham Area as Deadly Storms Continue To Rake Across the South)

A possible tornado damaged semitrailers and vehicles on Interstate 35E near Waxahachie, Texas, overnight Monday, injuring at least three.

A tornado was confirmed near Elberton, Georgia, shortly after 2 p.m. Monday, collapsing a warehouse before moving across the South Carolina state line. Tornado warnings were sounded in Abbeville County, as well as Greenwood, Laurens and Newberry counties, and a second possible tornado was reported in Abbeville County shortly afterwards, according to the local publication, Index-Journal.

The damage from the second storm in Abbeville County is still being investigated to confirm whether it was a tornado. Photos in the slideshow above show the damage left behind in the county, with several trees knocked down and several damaged buildings.

A confirmed tornado touched down in Georgia's Fulton County southwest of the Interstate 20 and Interstate 285 interchange Monday morning, knocking down trees and leaving more than 10,000 homes and businesses without power as of 2 p.m., according to poweroutage.us.

So far, three deaths have been linked to the severe weather.

A woman was killed when a tree hit her mobile home in Dresden, Tennessee, Ray Wiggington, the director of Weakley County Emergency Management, said, according to WKRN.

Local restaurant owner Scott Hudson was killed in Douglasville, Georgia, about 20 miles west of Atlanta, when a tree and power lines hit his vehicle.

Another woman was killed in Bonaire, Georgia, when a tree fell onto her home. Officials identified the victim as 55-year-old Carla Harris.

The storms came after a line of severe storms rolled through Mississippi Sunday afternoon into the night, tearing off roofs and leaving behind damage in several cities. There were reports of more than a dozen tornadoes Sunday evening.

(MORE: Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes Leave Trail of Damage Across Multiple Southern States)

Damage was also left behind in Calhoun City, where a possible tornado struck. A tornado was also reported in Yazoo City.

The storms are lingering off the East Coast Wednesday, bringing heavy rain from Florida into southern Georgia. Severe storms may travel through Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Click through the slideshow above to see photos of the damage left behind.

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