At least 7 people were killed and 13 injured after powerful tornadoes struck central and southern parts of the United States. Five fatalities occurred in Tennessee, with others reported in Indiana and Missouri.

More than 30 tornadoes were recorded across six states—Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee—within 24 hours. The storms caused widespread destruction, downing power lines and trees, overturning vehicles and train cars, and damaging homes, a church, and a warehouse.

As of Thursday evening, over 150,000 homes and businesses were without electricity, with Michigan and Indiana experiencing the most outages.