NEW : Night storms come and go , without incident , in the Northeast . Two people die after trees fall on vehicles during storm in Atlanta , police say . ( CNN ) -- The death toll in Joplin , Missouri , rises to 126 people , the sheriff says . The governor says he expects the rate of body - count will now go up .
NEW : Night storms come and go , without incident , in the Northeast . Two people die after trees fall on vehicles during storm in Atlanta , police say . The death toll in Joplin , Missouri , rises to 126 people , the sheriff says . The governor says he expects the rate of body - count will now go up .