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

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

An unusually violent weather system tore across several US states over the weekend, bringing deadly tornadoes, dust storms, and fast-moving wildfires from Mississippi to Oklahoma, claiming at least 37 lives.

A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is winding down Monday, but in its wake are devastated communities across states hit with violent tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms spun off by the massive system.

Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will linger through Sunday from Florida northward into the upper Ohio River Valley, forecasters warned.

The National Weather Service surveyed a round of severe storms and tornadoes in west Alabama on Saturday afternoon. The Saturday storms prompted tornado warnings, leaving affected areas with uprooted trees and downed power lines. There have been multiple confirmed tornadoes, in Tuscaloosa, Cullman and Pickens counties.

A severe storm on Monday swept through the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes. Days earlier, the same ferocious weather system spawned violent twisters,

Two EF-4 tornadoes were reported in Arkansas, with 170 and 190 mph wind speeds. Over 1,000 storm damage reports have come in from at least 24 states.

The National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes so far from Friday’s severe weather. According to NWS, the eight tornadoes are: The NWS says the EF-2 tornado that developed near Villa Ridge moved over 13 miles northeast with maximum estimated winds of 130 mph.