Storms barrel north, leaving trail of destruction and dozens of deaths - CNN.com

(CNN) -- A violent series of fast-moving storms churned north Saturday, ripping off roofs, toppling trees and killing nine people in North Carolina, according to the National Weather Service and a state representative.

The deaths pushed the storm's three-day death toll to 26 as possible tornadoes moved into the mid-Atlantic states.

Seven people were killed in Alabama, officials said. Two other deaths were previously reported in Oklahoma and seven in Arkansas.

In Mississippi, one death and six injuries were reported, officials said.

More than 100 twisters were spotted across the region, according to the National Weather Service.

In North Carolina, three people in Raleigh were killed when their mobile homes were destroyed, the weather service said.

Julia Jarema, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, said the state suffered multiple fatalities, but declined to give a specific number.

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