Residents in the affected areas have been assessing the damage as cleanup efforts begin.
The death toll from violent storms that whipped up tornadoes in the South and Midwest over the weekend rose to at least 29, as residents in the affected areas assessed the damage and began a daunting cleanup effort.
U.S. President Joe Biden declared a “major disaster” in Arkansas on Sunday, ordering federal aid to help with the recovery.
In Tennessee, the Department of Health confirmed seven weather-related deaths near the Mississippi border.
Officials reported four deaths in Illinois, including one in Belvidere, where a 50-year-old man died at a concert after the theatre’s roof collapsed, which left another 40 people injured.
Officials also reported deaths in Indiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
One person was killed in Delaware, according to an ABC News affiliate, after a line of powerful storms tore through the region on Saturday night.
The National Storm Prediction Centre warned of severe weather on Sunday in parts of Texas around Dallas and Fort Worth, including a “strong tornado or two.”
The Storm Prediction Centre also forecast severe weather for Tuesday in much of the Midwest between Chicago and Little Rock.
