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

Communities across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana were devastated by the deadliest and longest-running tornado ever recorded a century ago. Here's what happened.

"Get to the sturdiest structure you have access to and remain in place until the storms pass," the NWS told residents in Alabama on Saturday night, when multiple tornado warnings were issued. At least 250,

Officials have confirmed at least 12 deaths in Missouri following storms overnight, with 9 of those in Heartland counties.19 tornadoes were reported as severe storms moved through the area Friday night into Saturday morning,

Two tornadoes — with one causing several injuries — were confirmed to have touched down in eastern North Carolina as severe weather moved across the state Sunday and early Monday morning.

The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes so far from Friday’s severe weather. According to NWS, the eight tornadoes are: The NWS says the EF-2 tornado that developed near Villa Ridge moved over 13 miles northeast with maximum estimated winds of 130 mph.

The deadliest tornado in recorded U.S. history occurred 100 years ago. The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern Missouri on March 18, 1925.

Portions of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania were under a new tornado watch issued on Sunday by the National Weather Service, as the death toll from storms rose to at least 34 people in six states since Friday.