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

Thousands of power outages were reported Saturday as a deadly severe weather outbreak moved across the Midwest and South.

Several tornado warnings have been issued in Missouri, while Georgia's governor declares a state of emergency.

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

At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in Missouri after a tornado struck the Bakersfield area.

Two of the tornado deaths occurred in southern Missouri in the Bakersfield area of Ozark County, about four hours south of Kansas City, and a third death was reported in Butler County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and other officials said. Some people were injured, the highway patrol reported, but no numbers were immediately available.