The National Weather Service confirmed three EF-0 tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, and an EF-1 tornado in Indiana.

At least four tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana as powerful storms swept through the Midwest late Friday night into early Saturday.

NWS survey crews are surveying damage from Friday night's storms. Here's how many tornadoes they've confirmed so far.

A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and Mississippi overnight Friday, leaving destruction, power outages and tragic loss in its wake.

The death toll increased overnight from a powerful storm system that caused havoc in the middle of the country, triggering wind-driven wildfires and blinding dust storms in the Plains before spawning multiple destructive tornadoes in states like Missouri and Mississippi.

Numerous significant tornadoes are expected Saturday afternoon and evening, with the highest risk across several states in the Deep South, forecasters say.