As of Tuesday, there have been 12 confirmed tornadoes in Saturday's outbreak of severe weather that killed three and injured several, but as many as 17 tornadoes may have struck the state in all. U.S.

A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through the Midwest and South over the weekend, leaving destruction, power outages and tragic loss in its wake.

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