Over the past 24 hours, more than 40 reported tornadoes have swept across eight states in the Midwest and South -- and the dangerous severe weather threat continues. The eight states with reported tornadoes in the past day are Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee.

More than a dozen tornado warnings were issued by National Weather Service offices serving Alabama, and several involved confirmed tornadoes. A possible tornado struck the Pickens County town of Gordo Saturday afternoon, causing damage to homes and structures and downed trees.

Two people in Alabama died after Saturday’s severe storms, according to Governor Kay Ivey. Governor Ivey released the following statement: Yesterday’s severe weather impacted most of Alabama. Unfortunately,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( W ALA) - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s office has just issued a statement, saying there were two storm related deaths in Alabama. Here is the release from the Governor’s Office: As the damage assessment from this weekend’s storms in Alabama continues, Governor Ivey issued the following comment:

The wife of a man who was killed was miraculously not injured and another woman was found dead early Sunday morning.

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

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Laurel Blanchard talks about tornadoes, which are one of the main weather impacts heading towards Central Florida on Sunday. The National Weather Service (NWS) says tornadoes are spawned from powerful thunderstorms,