Alabama's state emergency management agency said Thursday that it had confirmed 128 deaths from severe and deadly storms which have included tornados and ravaged Southern states in recent days.

The Alabama figure rose sharply from 61 earlier today. More than 32 people have died in Mississippi, 6 in Tennessee, 11 in Georgia and one in Virginia.

The following are dramatic pictures from the event.

The sign at the IBM facility near Boulder, Colarado
The sign at the IBM facility near Boulder, Colorado September 8, 2009. International Business Machines Corp. repeated that it expects to earn "at least" $9.70 a share this year. REUTERS
Tennessee Tennessee Storm Tennessee