Part of the country was hit by severe weather on Sunday, with tornadoes in the South injuring almost 30 people and bringing freezing rain, snow and flooding in the Midwest.

In Prattville, outside Montgomery, almost 200 homes were devastated by a tornado. According to Mayor Jim Byard, the rescue teams were searching for people trapped in the ruins.

Fire Department official Dallis Johnson said that there were two people who were critically wounded, but no other casualties.

Twenty-seven people suffered from minor injuries.

Johnson said: "It's very possible we may have more injuries," the Associated Press reports.

He added that the people who were trapped inside were rescued.

Because of the storm the utility poles collapsed while the debris covered the area, northwest of Montgomery about 5 miles off Interstate 65.

In the churches shelters were opened while the school buses took the victims to the city center.

Storms hit the South leaving at least 9,000 homes businesses in Prattville without power and damaging homes in Alabama and in the Florida Panhandle.

According to county spokeswoman Sonya Daniel, 60 homes were destroyed by a tornado in Escambia County, Fla.

The Weather Service said that two houses located in rural Dixie, across the border in Escambia County, Ala. were also destroyed by a tornado.

Other structures were suffered damages in Covington County, Ala., according to Jeremie Shaffer, assistant director of the county emergency management agency.

As the storm system made its way through Georgia, the National Weather Service announced that there are conditions for tornadoes and winds of 70 mph.

The southern two-thirds of Wisconsin were covered by freezing rain and snow.

A blizzard warning and a flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service for much of Iowa and Wisconsin.

Because of the numerous crashes that were reported, the authorities advised people to stay off the roads.  

According to authorities, Kansas City International Airport was closed for six hours due to heavy snow.