ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on severe weather in the South (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Forecasters have confirmed that 14 tornadoes touched down in Mississippi as severe storms made its way across the South. The National Weather Service said in a news release Friday that it had surveyed Thursday afternoon's twisters. The strongest tornado had winds as high as 132 mph (212 kph) when it hit a neighborhood in the central Mississippi town of Morton, damaging numerous homes. Four of the twisters were in Rankin County, just east of Jackson. Damage from the storm system was reported in at least 24 of Mississippi's 82 counties. ___ 8 p.m. The National Weather Service reports downed trees and structure damage as severe storms roared through central and eastern North Carolina. A preliminary report said there was roof and structure damage in one neighborhood in Chatham County outside of Siler City on Friday afternoon. News outlets reported at least one house near Interstate 85 outside of Hillsborough in Orange County was severely damaged by winds that were thought to have resulted from a tornado. To the east, several locations reported wind gusts approaching and in excess of 50 mph (22 km/h). An immediate account of power outages was not available Friday evening due to problems with the Duke Energy website. ___ 5:20 p.m. Mississippi Gov.Read more on NewsOK.com