Tornadoes whipped through Missouri on Friday night, ripping apart homes, businesses, and the electrical system. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Office says at least 12 people have been killed and one person is still missing from the severe weather.

The meteorological agency said: "If you live in these areas, get to the sturdiest structure you have access to and remain in place until the storms pass." Mike Kehoe, governor of Missouri - where the 11 deaths were reported across four south-easterly counties - said the state had been "devastated by severe storms and tornadoes,

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states.

The most fatalities as of Saturday morning were in Missouri, authorities said, with an estimated 11 people killed.