Live updates: At least 30 dead as tornadoes and extreme weather push across US

At slightest 30 radical were reported dormant aft dozens of tornadoes, precocious winds and particulate storms pushed crossed the United States connected Friday and Saturday.

Deaths were reported successful Kansas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas and successful Missouri, wherever astatine slightest were 3 killed Friday nighttime erstwhile an EF-3 tornado with highest winds of 140 mph ripped done Bakersfield, the National Weather Service said Saturday.

The terrible upwind menace volition linger done Sunday from Florida northward into the precocious Ohio River Valley, the Storm Prediction Center warned. More than 50 cardinal successful the U.S. are astatine hazard connected Sunday, the upwind work said. A tornado ticker is successful effect for parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina until 10 a.m.

The Storm Prediction Center had logged 56 preliminary tornado reports successful 7 states since Friday, including much than 20 successful Mississippi and 13 successful Missouri. The upwind work volition nonstop retired survey crews to corroborate the full fig of tornadoes.

'The devastation is heartbreaking'

In Missouri, authorities officials confirmed a twelve radical had died. "The devastation is heartbreaking," Governor Mike Kehoe posted connected X Saturday. "Homes and businesses person been destroyed, full communities are without powerfulness and the roadworthy to betterment volition not beryllium easy."

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves posted connected X Saturday nighttime that six deaths had been reported, with 3 further radical missing. Reeves besides reported 29 injuries statewide, including 15 successful Covington County. In Kansas, 8 radical died erstwhile precocious winds and a particulate tempest caused a monolithic collision connected Interstate-70 involving astatine slightest 50 vehicles, said Trooper Tod with the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Three radical died successful Independence County, Arkansas, according to the authorities part of exigency absorption and 32 radical were injured crossed 8 counties. A Friday nighttime tornado successful Cave City was confirmed by the upwind work arsenic an EF-3, with 165 mph winds, conscionable beneath the threshold for EF-4.

Extreme upwind moves crossed the US

On its travel from the Pacific coast, the chaotic upwind strategy dumped feet of snowfall successful the Sierra Nevada and spawned a high-end EF-0 tornado successful Pico Rivera, California, conscionable eastbound of Los Angeles. Winds of 70 mph to 80 mph overturned vehicles successful respective states.

The precocious winds fanned fast-moving wildfires successful Texas and Oklahoma, authorities officials said. In Texas, 13 fires had burned implicit much than 27,000 acres, according to the Texas A & M Forest Service. One idiosyncratic was reported dormant aft a pileup successful Bovina, Texas.

In Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt declared an exigency for a twelve counties connected Saturday, and a connection reported much than 112 injuries.

Tornadoes origin wide destruction

In Bakersfield, Missouri, the Weather Service survey showed respective homes were destroyed and others damaged by the tornado, which ripped done the country astir 8:30 connected Friday evening, rolling cars up to 100 yards and uprooting galore trees.

Another tornado traveled much than 13 miles adjacent Glendale Fishery successful Daviess County, Indiana connected Friday night, causing “significant harm to workplace outbuildings and atom bins,” the upwind work said.

Later connected Friday night, a tornado adjacent Oregon, Missouri destroyed 2 homes and damaged respective others, the upwind work reported aft a tempest survey

On Saturday night, a tornado successful Calera, Alabama damaged businesses and homes adjacent I-65, according to the upwind service.

Amidst tornadoes and different terrible weather, a 3.0 earthquake rumbled Magee, Mississippi connected Saturday afternoon, southeast of Jackson.

Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY

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