At least seven people are dead from Arkansas to Alabama as a second day of storms and tornadoes crossed the South.
 
One person died when a tree fell on a car in north Alabama. A
Cullman County sheriff’s spokesman said Wednesday that another
person was trapped in the car.
 
Emergency managers said at least two people died in St. Clair County in central Alabama.
 
In Mississippi, officials in Choctaw County said a police officer was killed by a tree limb as he shielded his daughter on a camping trip.
 
Also in Mississippi, a man was crushed when a tree fell on his mobile home and a truck driver died after hitting a downed tree.
 
In Arkansas, one person died in a storm in Sharp County. There no immediate details.

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.   Credit: Newsday Studios; File Footage

Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.   Credit: Newsday Studios; File Footage

Labor Day weekend travel forecast NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.

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