The weather cut a swathe of destruction across an area of the country that is home to more than 100 million people.

At least 37 people were killed as a sprawling storm barreled across the nation’s midsection toward the East Coast.

A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi overnight Friday, leaving destruction, power outages and tragic loss in its wake.

The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado hit Taylorsville, Mississippi, saying eight tornadoes impacted the area between Friday night and Saturday.

Parts of Mississippi were devastated by a tornado outbreak this weekend. Storm Team 12 Meteorologist Ken South joined us to talk about the storms.

Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail are expected across the Midwest and South with the cross-country storm moveing east.

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.