LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – One person was killed after a strong line of storms moved through North Mississippi.

Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) said the fatality was reported in Lafayette County on Saturday after a tree fell on a vehicle near Delay Road.

The governor said 23,000 people were without power.

“The state of Mississippi remains in close contact with local emergency managers and will continue to respond as necessary,” Reeves stated.