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

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across the region Saturday. A few of the storms may be severe with damaging winds, large hail or a tornado. The highest threat is across Western Kentucky and Southwestern Indiana late Saturday morning into the afternoon.

Severe thunderstorms are making their way into the Tri-State late Friday night into early Saturday. The National Weather Service has said that strong storms and tornadoes are possible. Here's a quick recap of what forecasters said in advance of the storm system.

At least 12 fatalities have been reported in Missouri, according to the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. The deaths come as a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up deadly dust storms and fanned more than 100 wildfires.

The threat of tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, with at least two people killed in south-central