At least four dead as Texas and Florida are hit by tornados

A damaged pick-up trucks sits among debris after a tornado passed through a residential area in Perryton, Texas (AP Photo/David Erickson)

Clean-up efforts were beginning on Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, three in the Texas Panhandle and one in the Florida Panhandle as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states.

In Perryton, Texas, Ochiltree County sheriff Terry Bouchard said three people were killed when the tornado struck on Thursday afternoon and rescue efforts continued.