Four people still missing in southern US state; National Weather Service issued alert as the storm was hitting that didn't mince words: 'To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!'

Severe weather system tears out trees and damages buildings across central, western regions; 38 people taken to hospital in Paderborn, some of them 'gravely' injured

Officials initially predicted over 100 deaths, but number now expected to be as low as 50; woman recounts losing her boyfriend as twister struck Kentucky candle factory

As Kentucky's governor warns of a high death toll from Friday's storms, rescue efforts are underway and families are waiting in agony for news of loved ones

Shaken residents of Mayfield sift through destroyed homes and businesses as search continues for workers in collapsed candle factory

Dozens missing in what Biden calls 'one of the largest' storm outbreaks in US history; most dead in Kentucky; 6 killed in Amazon warehouse in Illinois

Governor says state's death toll 'probably closer to somewhere between 70 and 100'; deaths reported in Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri; roof collapses at Amazon warehouse in Illinois

Videos show cars and garbage floating down streets, Torah scrolls rescued from Williamsburg synagogue; Postal Service roof collapses in New Jersey, no immediate word on casualties

Multiple tornadoes spotted, thousands lose power and 300 homes damaged in neighboring Louisiana

Series of 9 twisters also hit homes in Dallas-area Jewish neighborhoods; no one killed or badly injured in Sunday’s storms