Storms head for Deep South after raking Oklahoma

Seven dead in severe storms By the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Storms kill at least seven in two statesNEW: Forecasters say Mississippi and Alabama under the gun todayFive people died in Oklahoma due to downed trees.Two people died in apparent Tushka, Oklahoma twisterIf severe weather happens near you, we want to hear your story. Share your photos and videos with CNN iReport, but please be careful.

Atlanta (CNN) -- At least seven people in Oklahoma and Arkansas have died as the result of a powerful line of storms now pushing into the Southeast, authorities said Friday.

The system posed the greatest threat Friday to parts of Alabama and Mississippi, where forecasters warned of possible tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. Forecasters said severe weather was possible Friday afternoon across northern Mississippi and Alabama and into central Tennessee.

The storm tore through parts of the Midwest on Thursday, leaving a trail of downed trees and power lines, scattered cars and crushed homes as it moved east. It killed two people in the southeastern Oklahoma city of Tushka, where authorities say a tornado touched down Thursday night. It also left five dead when trees fell on homes in four separate Arkansas incidents, authorities said.

Nearly 36,000 people were without power Friday morning in Arkansas, half of them in Pulaski County, the state Department of Emergency Management reported.

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