Tornadoes Sweep Through the South

(CBS/AP) A line of ciolent thunderstorms tore through in Northwestern Louisiana and neighboring Arkansas Thursday, spawning several tornadoes. One man was killed.

CBS News correspondent Ashley Morrison reports at least three funnels touched down in northwestern Louisiana.

Authorities said an unnamed 20-year-old driver died when his car hit a tree felled by the storms near Shreveport.

Another man was luckier, when the steeple of the First United Methodist Church in Shreveport was blown off the building, landing on his car as he was stopped at a red light.

The 57-year-old driver, Michael Williams, was seriously injured but alive in the crushed car.

CBS Affiliate KSLA correspondent Ben Wolf reports firefighters worked feverishly to save Williams.

Eyewitness John Beauregard told Wolf the falling steeple "sounded like a loud explosion." He said some onlookers were praying when they realized there was someone in a car trapped underneath.

Williams was taken to LSU Hospital with broken bones all over his body, reports Wolf, but rescue crews said the man gave them a "thumbs up" a he was pulled from the wreckage.

Emergency crews were also at the scene in Haughton, La., where more than 30 homes were damaged.

A 94-year-old woman and her 70-year-old daughter barely escaped when their home was split in half by a large falling pine tree.

The older woman ended up under a roofing beam. Fortunately, the beam didn't fall all the way to the floor. "I'm just sore, I feel pretty good," the older woman told KSLA. "I just thank God I'm as good as I am." She was treated for minor injuries. - CBS News Story