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

At least 36 people have reportedly been killed due to storms since tornado warnings were issued on March 14 A violent and severe storm outbreak in the United States has now killed at least 36 people in the South and Midwest,

Tornadoes have struck the Midwest and South, leaving widespread damage in their wake. Learn more about the impact and where the storms are heading next here.

Mississippi leaders said agencies and volunteers are working to help communities across the state recover from a deadly tornado outbreak that occurred March 14-15. On Saturday, Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.

Jeff Smitherman, the director of an Alabama emergency management agency, joins ABC News live to discuss the high-risk alert for potential tornado outbreaks in Alabama and Mississippi.

Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires over the weekend, leaving at least 39 people dead.

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

Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will linger through Sunday from Florida northward into the upper Ohio River Valley, forecasters warned.