At least 11 people have been reported dead in Missouri following a tornado outbreak across the state Friday and overnight into Saturday.
Six deaths were reported in Wayne County as of Saturday morning, according to Wayne County emergency manager Waylon Freeze and the Missouri Highway Patrol. Three people were killed at one campground in the county, while two others were killed at a second campground, after a camper ended up in a river. Additionally, one person was killed at the River Valley Campground near the Bollinger County line, according to Sgt. Clark Parrott with Missouri Highway Patrol Troop E.
Missouri Highway Patrol reported one fatality in Jefferson County.
Three fatalities were previously reported in Ozark County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. In Butler County, a tornado struck Poplar Bluff, killing one person and injuring several others, Butler County Emergency Management Director Robbie Myers told CNN.
In Texas: At least three people died Friday in vehicle collisions in Texas, when heavy winds generated severe dust storms and reduced visibility, according to local authorities.
Two of those fatalities were reported in separate collisions in Parmer County, in the southwestern Texas Panhandle, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley told CNN Friday evening. Another driver died in a crash on Interstate 40 in Gray County, she said.
In Arkansas: At least three people died and 29 were injured due to severe weather in Arkansas overnight as the cross-country storm system moved through the state.
The deaths were reported in Independence County, in the northern part of the state, and injuries were reported in eight counties. The Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) reported damage in sixteen counties.