A powerful tornado struck northwest Georgia killing two people, one day after a powerful storm, possibly a tornado, made a mess of downtown Atlanta, officials said.

The two deaths were reported in Polk County and in Floyd County, both near the Alabama line, according to Buzz Weiss of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. The high winds also left thousands of people without electricity.

A woman died and her husband was injured as a twister struck their home and reduced it to rubble in the Live Oak community, Polk County. The second death was reported in the Wax community, Floyd County were the twister struck at about 4:30 p.m., said Scotty Hancock, the county emergency management director.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the State of Georgia and said the powerful storms are heading into South Carolina. The tornadoes struck South Carolina on Saturday night downing trees, damaging buildings and breaking power lines.

Prosperity, a town 40 miles northwest of Columbia, was badly hit by a tornado that touched the ground as the locals said. There were reports of some injuries.

A woman was badly injured as a tree collapsed on her trailer, said Newberry County sheriff's Capt. Todd Johnson.

Several other warnings were issued for the state of South Carolina. Counties of Newberry, McCormick, Edgefield, Lexington, Aiken and Kershaw reported several damages caused by the storm.

"We have numerous reports of tornadoes touching down. There is a lot of damage, and we are unable to respond to all of the calls," the Aiken County Sheriff's Department said through a spokes person, CNN reported.

Approximately 41,000 people were left without electricity throughout the state of Georgia, CNN reported quoting Georgia Power.