Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes

The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states. Thousands have lost power in Missouri and other states, and a person was killed Wednesday evening in the southeast part of the state.

Sgt. Clark Parrott of the Missouri Highway Patrol said at least one person was killed in southeast Missouri, KFVS-TV reported, while part of a warehouse collapsed in a suburb of Indianapolis, temporarily trapping at least one person inside. In northeast Arkansas a rare tornado emergency was issued as debris flew thousands of feet in the air.

Two people were killed in Tennessee, officials said, and millions of people were under severe weather advisories and more than 300,000 customers had lost power.

Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person

At least one person was injured and multiple homes were damaged in northeast Arkansas by one of at least three tornadoes that struck Arkansas on Wednesday evening as severe storms dumped rain across the state.

Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes

With severe storms moving through central Arkansas, photos have been pouring in showing dark clouds, large hail and rain.

Severe storms have led to widespread destruction across multiple states, resulting in casualties, damaged homes, and ongoing threats of more tornadoes in the coming days.