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

Multiple tornadoes struck northeastern Arkansas late Friday, according to reports from the National Weather Service.

A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is poised to move offshore into the Atlantic Monday, but in its wake are devastated communities across multiple states hit with violent tornadoes,

Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail are expected across the Midwest and South with the cross-country storm moving east.

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.