Death Toll Rises In Tornadoes Across South, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic

At least 30 people have died in relation to several tornadoes that battered the Midwest, South and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, NBC News reports.

Additional fatalities were reported in Tennessee and Delaware during an update on Saturday (April 1). Thirteen of the 30 deaths were reported in Tennessee, where an EF-2 tornado made its way through Wayne and Lewis counties Friday (March 31) night and also impacted McNairy and Hardin counties, according to the National Weather Service's Nashville branch.

One death was reported in the community of Greenwood within Sussex County, Delaware, according to country spokesperson Chip Guy, who claimed "several structures were damaged," but said it was unclear how many people, if any, were injured during the apparent tornado. Another line of severe storms are reportedly expected to be moving through Delaware as officials continue recovery operations, according to Guy.

The National Weather Service said it was working to confirm reports of tornado damage by putting people on the ground at the scenes, which is expected to be a long process.

"We will be surveying damage from likely tornadoes that struck many of our Middle Tennessee counties overnight, including Wayne, Lewis, Marshall, Rutherford, Cannon and Macon counties," NWS Nashville said in an update Saturday night. "Due to the widespread damage, it will take us several days to reach all these areas."