Dozens of people died as the tornado crossed the central and southern United States
At least 31 people were killed after the deadly tornado in Central and South America flattened the houses and destroyed the community.
Forecasters warn that more storms and hurricane winds will occur Saturday night as thousands have no power.
Twelve people were killed in Missouri in Missouri, officials said.
A man died after a tornado passed through his house in a straight line.
“It’s unrecognizable. It’s just a fragment,” said Jim Ax, a Butler County coroner.
“The floor was upside down. We walked on the wall, he said.
Several others were injured, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.
The state’s governor warned that weather is expected to be worse on Saturday, including the risk of further tornadoes.
Three people were killed in Arkansas due to the storm overnight, and another 29 were injured in eight counties.
“We have a team that investigated the damage from the tornado last night and had first responders on the ground to assist,” Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on X.
“At the same time, I just released $250,000 (£193,000) from our Disaster Recovery Fund, providing resources for this operation to every affected community.”
House shattered by a tornado in Florida, Missouri – Lawrence Bryant/Reuters
Residents check forrisant tornado injuries – Lawrence Bryant / Reuters
Three other people were killed in a car accident Friday in Amarillo, Panhandle, Texas.
In the central and southern United States, about 138 million people are at risk of severe weather.
Tornado warnings are located in parts of Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana and Kentucky.
The Storm Prediction Center says fast-moving storms may cause baseball size, but the biggest threat will come from winds approaching or exceeding hurricane power, with gusts of 100 mph.
Trailer capsized in windy winds in Villa Ridge, Missouri – Robert Cohen / St Louis
Vandalism in pictures posted by Missouri Highway Patrol – Missouri Highway Patrol / AFP via Getty Images
From the Canadian border to Texas, high-speed winds are predicted to threaten snowstorms in colder areas of the north and wildfire risks in warmer and drier areas of the south.
More than 130 fires have been reported across the state in some areas of Oklahoma.
The state patrol said the wind was so strong that they overturned several trailers.
Bill Bunting, deputy director of the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, said the storm is unique because of its “size and intensity.”
“So there is a real substantial impact in a large area,” he added.
