Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey later confirmed at least three deaths and noted that there were reports of damage in 52 of the state's 67 counties as the assessment continues.

Video below shows Reporter Zoe Blair in Maplesville, which is part of the same potential tornado damage path as Plantersville. WVTM 13 was live with team coverage for more than ni

According to the SPC: “The HIGH risk area almost always means a major severe weather outbreak is expected, with great coverage of severe weather and enhanced likelihood of extreme severe (i.e., violent tornadoes or extreme convective wind events over a large area).”

At least three people were killed in Alabama after severe storms moved across the state, according to the Associated Press.

At least 40 people have died across Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Alabama and Mississippi as powerful storm systems swept through the Midwest and the South. Adrienne Broaddus reports.