The storms left numerous communities in eastern Oklahoma and across Arkansas with downed power lines, damaged roofs and hazardous driving conditions because of snapped power poles and trees on the roads.

Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Renee Preslar said Garland County officials confirmed two deaths there early Friday. The National Weather Service said the victims died when a tree crushed a mobile home.

In Pulaski County near Little Rock, Lt. Carl Minden of the county sheriff’s office said a man was killed when straight-line winds pushed a tree onto his recreational vehicle near the town of Scott.

In Bald Knob, also in central Arkansas, a huge tree fell on a home, killing a 6-year-old boy early Friday, Police Chief Tim Sanford said.

In Oklahoma, a tornado tore apart a school in Tushka, where the state Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed two fatalities. Information about the people killed wasn’t immediately available.

As the sun rose Friday, the storms were moving across the southern states of Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi.