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.

Officials in eastern Tennessee say two people were killed when severe storms with a possible tornado moved through the region

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