At least seven tornadoes hit Alabama on Saturday, and that number will likely climb even higher later today. The National Weather Service plans to continue looking at storm damage and has several areas that will be visited by storm survey teams today (Monday).

Alabama was struck with possibly 17 tornadoes during Saturday's outbreak of severe weather, with the storms causing at least three fatalities and several injuries.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey later confirmed at least three deaths and noted that there were reports of damage in 52 of the state's 67 counties as the assessment continues.

When severe weather tore through central Alabama on Saturday night, residents in Calera were told to take cover after a tornado was spotted in the area.

Storm damage has been reported in various central Alabama counties. This story will be updated as further information becomes available. Calhoun County Fayette County Jefferson County Tuscaloosa Count

The weather cut a swathe of destruction across an area of the country that is home to more than 100 million people.

A deadly storm will push toward the East Coast on Sunday after days of destruction from 81 tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms.

Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern U.