The United States meteorological forecasters warned against the threat of Tornados in several states this weekend following at least five twisters in the state of Missouri on Friday.
Friday storms left some 100,000 buildings without electricity while the bad weather continued overnight.
The risk of tornado was to continue on weekends in a series of states, including Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. Accreweather predicted the risk of a storm to peak from Saturday afternoon to Saturday evening.
The National Weather Service warned against the heavy thunderstorms of the Midwest at the Mississippi Valley, bringing with them the chances of sudden flooding, current failures, slaughtered trees and travel disturbances.
In Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey published a state of emergency on Friday, extending on Sunday. In her proclamation, she said that “this serious time could damage significant damage to public and private properties and constitutes a danger to the health and safety of residents of Alabama, including the potential disruption of essential public service systems, bodily injuries and loss of related lives”.
The proclamation means that the State National Guard will be on alert and could be activated.
The Missouri also declared the state of emergency.
The forecasters expect thunderstorms to overwhelm the south and move towards the east coast on Saturday evening until Sunday. Although the threat of tornado should decrease, the coast is will probably face hail and potentially damaging the gusts of wind.
The storm system should start in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday evening until Monday.
