Two people were killed in eastern Tennessee when two tornadoes moved through the region, local officials said Friday. A mother and daughter from the same household were killed when the storm passed through the Deer Lodge and Sunbright areas of Morgan County on Thursday night,

A tornado swept through a swath of eastern Tennessee on Thursday night, killing a mother and daughter and injuring at least three other people as it caused severe property damage, officials said.The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that Deer Lodge in Morgan County was hit by a tornado.

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