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

At least 26 people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. People were killed in tornadoes in Missouri and in a Kansas dust storm.

A deadly storm will push toward the East Coast on Sunday after days of destruction from 81 tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms.

The weather cut a swathe of destruction across an area of the country that is home to more than 100 million people.

Three people died and at least 32 others were injured when tornadoes tore through north central and northeast Arkansas on Friday night. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Saturday morning and directed that $250,

Reports indicate homes, businesses, power lines, and trees were impacted, but the full scale of the damage is still being evaluated, ADEM said.

Several states throughout the Midwest and South reported tornadoes overnight, with widespread damage and multiple fatalities reported in Missouri. KSDK's Megan Kernan and Travis Cummings report on the latest damage.