At least 11 people are dead and dozens were injured after tornadoes and severe storms struck several southern and Midwestern states on Friday, according to various news sites.

Forty tornadoes were reported across at least six stateson Friday night, according toUSA Today. Leading up to the storms, the National Weather Service issued arare level 5 “high risk” outlookover portions of the Mid-Mississippi Valley to the Mid-South, predicting several “strong to potentially violent” tornadoes in the area.

In Arkansas, at least five people are dead after tornadoes swept through the cities of Wynne and Little Rock, destroying several homes and businesses in the area.

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LITTLE ROCK, AR - MARCH 31: The remains of the Calais Apartment complex damaged by a tornado is seen on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings Friday afternoon across a large part of Central Arkansas. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency after the catastrophic storms that hit on Friday afternoon. According to local reports, the storms killed at least three people. (Photo by Benjamin Krain/Getty Images)

Wynne’s county coroner confirmed to Fox 13 News thatfour were killed overnightas a tornado touched the ground moving at about 50 mph. CrossRidge Community Hospital located in Wynne confirmed to WATE 6 that at least26 people had been admittedto the hospital due to storm-related injuries.

LITTLE ROCK, AR - MARCH 31: Kris French (C) and his family search through rubble for a video recorder they think captured a direct tornado strike to their business, Champs Car Wash, after a tornado damaged hundreds of homes and building on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings Friday afternoon across a large part of Central Arkansas. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency after the catastrophic storms that hit on Friday afternoon. According to local reports, the storms killed at least three people. (Photo by Benjamin Krain/Getty Images)

On Friday night, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. also tweeted that there were at least24 people hospitalized. Fox Weather reported that the number of those injured hadgrown to 30 and at least one person was deadin the aftermath of the tornado. Little Rock Police issued a statement asking people toavoid the areas which received extensive damage, including the Rodney Parham and Shackleford area, Murray Park, and Reservoir Road up to the Arkansas River.

In Belvidere, Ill.,one person was killed and 28 people were injuredat a metal rock concert held at the Apollo Theatre after the roof collapsed due to severe weather, per CNN. Belvidere Fire Chief Shawn Schadle told the outlet that although tornadoes had been predicted to hit the area, there were no reports that one “actually” touched the ground.

In Sullivan County, Ind. Sullivan City Mayor Clint Lambconfirmed three deaths and nearly 200 structures damagedthroughout the city in a news conference, calling it “absolutely unbelievable,like nothing I’ve ever witnessed,” per PBS. Fox Weather reported that the tornado tore through the area at about 10:30 p.m. and traveled about 3-4 miles, destroying homes and businesses in the rural town.

“[The tornado] did a lot of devastation— knocking down power lines, knocking down trees, taking houses off their foundation and demolishing the VFW for Sullivan County,” Indiana State Police Sgt. Matt Ames toldFOX Weather.

LITTLE ROCK, AR - MARCH 31: A family evacuates their Walnut Ridge neighborhood on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings Friday afternoon across a large part of Central Arkansas. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency after the catastrophic storms that hit on Friday afternoon. According to local reports, the storms killed at least three people. (Photo by Benjamin Krain/Getty Images) <em><strong>BESTPIX</strong></em>

Mississippi’s Emergency Management Agency also tweeted that there wasat least one fatality and four people injuredin Pontotoc County due to the “severe weather.”

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The tornadoes impacted several power lines across the country in states like Minnesota, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan, leavingover 360,000 people without powergoing into Saturday, according to electricity tracking website poweroutage.us.

source: people.com