18 Dead in Tornado Outbreak in Southern US, Storms Heading North

Destroyed homes in the wake of a tornado that ripped through Monroe, La., on April 12, 2020. Courtesy of @gift_of_fofo/Twitter

At least 18 people have been killed during a tornado outbreak in the southern United States, according to authorities and reports.

There were more than 40 reports of tornadoes that started Sunday, which went from Texas and Arkansas and moved to Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia, The Weather Channel reported.