Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail are expected across the Midwest and South with the cross-country storm moving east.

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

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

Twenty-six tornadoes were reported but not confirmed to have touched down late on Friday night and early on Saturday as a low-pressure system drove powerful thunderstorms across p

There were at least 60 tornadoes throughout the Midwest during a deadly storm system over the weekend. This week, it’s expected to move toward the East Coast.