The huge storm has also produced dust storms and icy conditions.
At least 36 people have been killed as tornadoes and high winds ripped through parts of the US.
The huge storm, which also produced dust storms and icy conditions, destroyed homes, wiped out schools and toppled lorries across the central and southern areas of the country.
National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Snell said tornado watches remain in place for parts of the Carolinas, east Georgia and northern Florida.
At least 36 people have been killed in seven states, including Missouri, where scattered twisters killed a dozen people, according to authorities.
Dakota Henderson, who lives in the state, said he and others found five bodies in the debris outside what was left of his aunt’s house on Friday night as they tried to rescue trapped neighbours.
« It was a very rough deal », he said on Saturday. « It’s really disturbing for what happened to the people, the casualties last night. »
Tornadoes continued on Saturday night as the Storm Prediction Center warned a region stretching from eastern Louisiana and Mississippi through Alabama, western Georgia and Florida was most at risk.
