Several states throughout the Midwest and South reported tornadoes overnight, with widespread damage and multiple fatalities reported in Missouri. KSDK's Megan Kernan and Travis Cummings report on the latest damage.

Torn roofs, bent poles and all sorts of debris piled in front of buildings in Butler, Missouri on Saturday (March 15) after a series of tornadoes hit the U.S. Midwest and Southeast overnight, killing at least 14 people.

Over the past 24 hours, more than 40 reported tornadoes have swept across eight states in the Midwest and South -- and the dangerous severe weather threat continues. The eight states with reported tornadoes in the past day are Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee.

After deadly storms scourged the Heartland, volunteers are gathering from across the area to help with relief and recovery efforts.

The dynamic storm from Friday through Sunday earned an unusual “high risk” designation from weather forecasters.

Twenty-six tornadoes were reported but not confirmed to have touched down late on Friday night and early on Saturday as a low-pressure system drove powerful thunderstorms across p

This is the dramatic moment a driver and his passenger were stranded in a tornado battering Rolla, Missouri, on Saturday night, March 15. Tad Peters was caught in the torrential weather at a Quick Trip gas station just off Interstate 44 at around 8 pm.