The Death toll from weekend storms in the portions of Pennsylvania, New York and Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states across the United States has risen to 36.

It was gathered that the areas were still under a National Weather Service watch for damaging wind and tornadoes.

President Donald Trump, in a White House statement, said he was monitoring the tornadoes and storms, adding that 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated.

The president announced that the National Guard had been deployed to Arkansas and pledged help to state and local officials.

Recall that the storms hit the South and the Midwest headed east on Sunday.

According to the website, PowerOutage, more than 340,000 consumers had no power in the affected areas as of late afternoon on Sunday.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe said there was still one person missing in the state, which saw widespread destruction across 27 counties.

Te director of emergency management in Missouri’s Butler County, Robbie Myers, stated that more than 500 homes, a church and a grocery store in the county were destroyed.

In the same vein, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves posted on X that six deaths had been reported in the state, one in Covington County, two in Jefferson Davis County and three in Walthall County.

According to preliminary assessments, 29 people were injured statewide and 21 counties sustained storm damage, Reeves said.

In Arkansas, three deaths occurred, the state’s Department of Emergency Management said, adding that there were 32 injuries.

Death toll from extreme weather in US rises to 36