At least two people were killed and three more injured when a possible tornado ripped through communities near Knoxville, Tennessee, Thursday night causing widespread damage.

A tornado that swept through a swath of Tennessee left a mother and daughter dead and at least three other people injured as it caused "severe property damage," officials said.

A possible tornado in eastern Tennessee killed a mother and daughter, injured three others, and damaged structures. Officials are assessing storm impacts as severe weather continues across the South and New England.

A suspected tornado event Thursday night killed two people in a small East Tennessee community, the local emergency management agency said.

A tornado swept through a swath of Tennessee, killing a mother and daughter and injuring at least three other people as it caused severe property damage, officials said.