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

At least 33 people were killed in a powerful cross-country storm system that has devastated much of the Midwest and Southeast since Friday, officials said. The death toll continues to rise as severe weather and raging tornadoes obliterate homes,

Severe weather, including tornadoes, caused at least 34 fatalities across six U.S. states, with Missouri experiencing the highest death toll. More than 150,000 people remain without electricity. Missouri's Butler County faced extensive property damage.

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

Violent storms and tornadoes have been ravaging the U.S. for several days. At least 34 people have died, and dozens more have been injured. In Alabama, a tornado swept up a school bus, which crashed into a high school building,