A deadly tornado ripped apart a small church in southern Mississippi over the weekend, but it's not the first run-in with nature for this historic house of worship.

Entergy reported more than 35,000 customers were without power in Mississippi Sunday morning, after severe weather ripped through the state Saturday evening.

At least three people have died as severe thunderstorms batter the Southeast and East Coast on Sunday after deadly tornado-spawning storms tore through Texas and Mississippi, ripping off roofs and flattening homes.

At least four people have died in the South due to storm-related deaths, including multiple tornadoes that ripped through six states, officials said on Sunday.

Officials were beginning to assess the damage after a strong storm system moved across the southeastern U.S. over the weekend.

At least two died as a severe weather system continued to move east, threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast.