According to the Washington Post, more than 60 tornado reports were recorded.
States including Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Alabama and Mississippi have all had fatalities as a result of the weather.
Women have been sharing impassioned stories of how they terminated their pregnancies following Alabama's vote for an almost blanket ban on abortion.
Law bans abortion except if there is a ‘serious health risk’ to the mother, with no exceptions for rape and incest.
These 25 white men – all Republicans – just voted to ban abortion in Alabama
