At least 31 people were killed after deadly tornadoes have been torn by central and South America, stabbing houses and destroying neighborhoods.
Predictors have warned that more storms and hurricane winds should appear on Saturday evening, because thousands of people were left without power.
Twelve people were killed in Missouri, officials said after Twisters tore through the state.
A man died after a tornado passed straight through his house.
“It was unrecognizable as a house. Just a rubble field, “said coroner Jim Akers of Butler County.
“The floor was upside down. We walked on walls, “he said, adding that care providers managed to save one woman from the building.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, several other people were injured.
The State governor warned that more heavy weather was expected on Saturday, including the risk of further tornados.
Three people were also killed in Arkansas and 29 others were injured in eight provinces while storms went through the state at night.
“We have teams that investigate the damage of the tornados last night and have first -responders on the spot to help,” said Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders on X.
“In the meantime, I just released $ 250,000 (£ 193,000) from our Disaster Recovery Fund to offer resources for this operation for each of the affected communities.”
Houses crushed by a tornado in Florissant, Missouri – Lawrence Bryant/Reuters
Residents inspect Tornado -damage in Florrisant – Lawrence Bryant/Reuters
Another three people were killed in car accidents on Friday during a dust storm in Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.
About 138 million people run a risk of heavy weather in central and southern American states.
Tornado -warnings are present in parts of Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana and Kentucky.
The Storm Prediction Center said that fast -moving storms can lead to baseball balls, but the biggest threat could arise from wind in the vicinity of or exceeding hurricane power, with wind games of 100 mph possible.
Tractor trailer falls during strong wind in Villa Ridge, Missouri-Robert Cohen /St Louis Post-Dispatch
Destruction in photos released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol – Missouri State Highway Patrol/AFP via Getty Images
Fast wind is predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, causing snowstorms to threaten in colder northern areas and a natural fire risk in warmer, drier areas in the south.
Evacuations were ordered in some parts of Oklahoma, with more than 130 fires reported in the state.
The state patrol said that the wind was so strong that they had overthrown different tractor trailers.
Bill Bunting, deputy director of the Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service, said that the storm was unique because of the “large size and intensity”.
He added: “And so what that does is producing real substantial effects in a very large area.”
