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

Officials confirmed Saturday at least 13 people are dead after multiple storms tore through Missouri and Arkansas.

Three people died and at least 32 others were injured when tornadoes tore through north central and northeast Arkansas on Friday night. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Saturday morning and directed that $250,

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 moving east.

Large and destructive tornadoes are carving paths of destruction across the South for the second day in a row.