The wife of a man who was killed was miraculously not injured and another woman was found dead early Sunday morning.

Multiple people have died amid an outbreak of severe weather across the South that forecasters warn could include "violent" tornadoes, high winds, thunderstorms and flash flooding on Saturday. Two people died and others were injured in a suspected tornado that touched down in the Bakersfield area of southern Missouri,

INTENSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS | DAMAGE REPORTS | POWER OUTAGES | STATE OF EMERGENCY | WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | WAYS TO STAY SAFE | GET WEATHER NOTIFICATIONS A severe storm system capable of producing tornadoes,

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

A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey later confirmed at least three deaths and noted that there were reports of damage in 52 of the state's 67 counties as the assessment continues.

INTENSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS | CLOSURES | POWER OUTAGES | WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | TURN ON WEATHER NOTIFICATIONSThree people are confirmed dead following a tornado outbreak in Alabama.

Jeff Smitherman, the director of an Alabama emergency management agency, joins ABC News live to discuss the high-risk alert for potential tornado outbreaks in Alabama and Mississippi.

Tornado warning issued for Autauga County A tornado warning was issued for northwest Autauga County as well as Chilton and north Dallas counties until 9 p.m., the National Weather Service in Birmingham said on X,

Tornado warning issued for Randolph County, Alabama until midnight central time. 12:02 a.m. \| The tornado warning has been canceled for Cherokee, Cobb and Paulding co

At 12:50 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service released a tornado watch in effect until 7 p.m. for Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Cumberland, Elk, Franklin, Fulton,

On Saturday at 7:47 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until Sunday at 3 a.m. for Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Lowndes,

Alerts Issued for Our Region Sunday morning sees our cold front cross, starting with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Still watching for the chance for a few strong to severe storms out to our east as the cold front exits.