A Tornado Watch has been issued until 10 a.m. for Auglaize, Butler, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, and Warren counties in Ohio. This also includes Union and Wayne counties in Indiana.

At least 12 fatalities have been reported in Missouri, according to the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. The deaths come as a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up deadly dust storms and fanned more than 100 wildfires.

Twenty-six tornadoes were reported but not confirmed to have touched down late on Friday night and early on Saturday as a low-pressure system drove powerful thunderstorms across p

On Saturday at 4:44 p.m. a tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Cullman County.

Parts of Mississippi could face tornadoes with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour along with hail over 2 inches wide on Saturday.

"The hazards associated with these thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and several tornadoes," National Weather Service warns