Parts of Pennsylvania, New York and mid-Atlantic and southeast US states were still under weather alerts for damaging wind and tornadoes, as the death toll from weekend storms rose to 36 across six states.
In a White House statement, President Donald Trump said he was monitoring the tornadoes and storms, adding "36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated".
Mr Trump announced the National Guard had been deployed to Arkansas and pledged help to state and local officials.
The storms that hit the south and the midwest headed east.
Missouri reported the largest number of deaths with 12 fatalities spanning five counties, the state's highway patrol posted on X. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe said there was still one person missing in the state, which saw widespread destruction across 27 counties.
Robbie Myers, the director of emergency management in Missouri's Butler County, told reporters that more than 500 homes, a church and a supermarket in the county were destroyed. A mobile home park had been "totally destroyed," he said.
"Everything around it here is really bad," Missouri resident Rick Brittingham said from Butler County. "The trailer park up the street had fatalities. So, I mean, we don't have nothing compared to anything like that. I still have a home. They don't."
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves posted on X that six deaths had been reported in the state - one in Covington County, two in Jefferson Davis County and three in Walthall County.
According to preliminary assessments, 29 people were injured statewide and 21 counties sustained storm damage, Mr Reeves said.
My promised update on the severe storms, tornadoes and earthquake – based on the most recent information that we have - that impacted Mississippi over the last 24 hours.
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) March 16, 2025
First, I signed a State of Emergency tonight that allows us to further mobilize state assets and better… pic.twitter.com/TDDjZzhGfk
In Arkansas, three deaths occurred, the state's Department of Emergency Management said, adding that there were 32 injuries.
Eight deaths were confirmed in a crash involving more than 50 cars in Sherman County in Kansas, caused by a severe dust storm, the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a statement. Many injured people were taken to local hospitals.
At least two people died in Alabama due to the severe weather, Governor Kay Ivey said in a post on X. "We have reports of damage in 52 of our 67 counties," the governor said.
Crashes caused by dust storms near Amarillo, Texas, resulted in three deaths, according to the state's Department of Public Safety.
Thirty-nine tornadoes were reported from Friday to midday yesterday, but the number was not yet confirmed, according to the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center.
