Emergency officials in Tennessee say they have confirmed a third death from severe storms that spawned tornadoes across the Southeast, bringing the total death toll across the region to at least seven.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Thursday morning that a 22-year-old man died in Rhea County.

The agency says two other people — a 70-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman — were killed in Perry County, about 85 miles southwest of Nashville.

Tennessee officials say storms damaged 12 or more homes in McNairy County and destroyed a post office in Wayne County, while isolated damage was reported in 11 other counties.