About 184 employees were in a manufacturing plant as the storm after 1 am, was the police say.NEW: Tornado watches in effect in a large swath of the deep South, including AtlantaNEW:three possible tornadoes strike reported in the Western TennesseeStorms parts of Kentucky, Arkansas and TennesseeManufacturing plant reduced seven people in Kentucky, injured(Dpa) - a tornado zeroed in Monday afternoon on a production site in Southwest Kentucky, tossing pieces of the roof collapsing part of the aluminium structure and were injured seven people, officials said.
Elsewhere in the South caused possible tornadoes and thunderstorms damages, injuries, and power failures.
Tornado watches in force Monday night in portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Northwestern Florida, Alabama, northern Georgia and Atlanta including were. Severe thunderstorms were by move, and in some areas, warnings issued flood.
About 184 staff were in TGASK, a plant, the car parts, makes police spokesman on the Hopkinsville when the storm shortly after 1 am came, said Paul Ray, Department.
None of the injured had life-threatening injuries, said spokeswoman Jessica Beckham Jennie Stuart Medical Center. Ray said the injuries were mostly bumps and bruises.
The production facility is located between Hopkinsville and Pembroke.
"He much could have been worse," Ray told CNN. The plant was "very happy that at that time there were very few injuries and only minor injuries." Was considered for all employees had, he added.
The Kentucky Division of emergency management said possible tornadoes struck near the city of la Center in Ballard County, with injuries reported.
A violation was reported by a storm that hit a mobile home park in Greenville, Kentucky, police chief said Darren Harvey.
A likely tornado down two miles south of Georgetown in grant parish, Louisiana, touched on Monday afternoon, said the grant Parish Sheriff's Office. There were reports of damage in the community of Selma.
Numerous trees and power lines were down in the area, said the Sheriff's Office.
Arkansas officials reported at least three injuries by fast-moving storms.
More than 58,000 customers were without power in Tennessee, to Nashville electric service.
Three possible tornadoes in Western Tennessee were reported, the national weather service said.
Also Humphreys County, Tennessee, about 60 km west of Nashville, according to the authorities suggested storms.
"We were hard in our city,", said Waverly City Manager buddy Frazier.
Although no injuries were reported, fell trees, power lines, roofs and structures, Frazier said CNN.
A dispatcher said a TV Tower fell in Humphreys County, but workers were still able, send and receive messages. CNN's Sean Morris, Chuck Johnson, Aaron Cooper, Dave Alsup and Jackie Castillo on this report contributed
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