A deadly tornado outbreak ripped through the Midwest and South over the weekend, leaving destruction, power outages and tragic loss in its wake.

Numerous significant tornadoes are expected Saturday afternoon and evening, with the highest risk across several states in the Deep South, forecasters say.

There were at least 60 tornadoes throughout the Midwest during a deadly storm system over the weekend. This week, it’s expected to move toward the East Coast.

A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is poised to move offshore Monday into the Atlantic, but in its wake are devastated communities across states hit with violent tornadoes,

Millions of Americans across the country are on alert for a severe weather outbreak as violent, long-track tornadoes with damaging winds of up to 80 mph and large hail are expected across the Midwest and South with the cross-country storm moving east.

The dynamic storm from Friday through Sunday had earned an unusual “high risk” designation from weather forecasters.