President Donald Trump has activated the National Guard in tornado-struck Arkansas after storms ripped through multiple states over the weekend, leaving at least 37 dead.

Thousands of power outages were reported Saturday as a deadly severe weather outbreak moved across the Midwest and South.

The most fatalities were in Missouri. Forecasters warned that tornadoes, hail and violent winds continue to threaten states in the Deep South, from Louisiana to Georgia.

A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through Missouri, Illinois, 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,

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

Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will linger through Sunday from Florida northward into the upper Ohio River Valley, forecasters warned.