The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled the eastern United States.

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.

Two tornadoes moved through eastern Tennessee, leaving a mother and daughter dead and injuring three other people, officials said Friday. A mother and daughter from the same household were killed when the storm passed through the sparsely populated communities of Deer Lodge and Sunbright in Morgan County on Thursday night,

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.

The tornadoes, which also injured three people and caused widespread damage, reached wind speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.

A devastating winter tornado in Morgan County, Tennessee, killed at least two people and injured several others on Friday. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes reports.

During the first deadly tornado of the year in the USA, which struck eastern Tennessee, two people were killed. The victims were a mother and her daughter. The storm also caused significant material damage.

Aerial video from the Tennessee Highway Patrol shows destruction left behind by a tornado that touched down on the evening of Feb. 6.

During the first deadly tornado of the year in the USA, which struck eastern Tennessee, two people were killed. The victims were a mother and daughter. The storm also caused significant material damage.