A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is poised to move offshore into the Atlantic Monday, but in its wake are devastated communities across multiple states that were hit with violent tornadoes,

A massive storm system sliced through the country this weekend, leveling homes, spurring crashes and killing at least 39 people in more than a half-dozen states. The system spawned at least 81 tornadoes across eight states since Friday: Mississippi,

The dynamic storm from Friday through Sunday had earned an unusual “high risk” designation from weather forecasters.