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,

At least 36 people are dead after an intense storm system with violent winds and tornadoes swept across the Midwest and southern U.S. this weekend.

Hailey Hart and her fiancé Steve Romero hunkered down with their three huskies inside their 1994 Toyota Celica as a twister ripped apart their home Saturday. Romero said he prayed out loud and hugged Hart as the car rolled onto its side, windows shattering, before it landed on its wheels again.

A dangerous tornado outbreak which started on Friday evening continued into the first half of the weekend with nearly 2 dozen deaths across the nation's heartland and South.

Tornadoes in the South and Midwest overnight and early Saturday left 11 dead in Missouri. More tornadoes are forecast Saturday and Sunday.

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.

An updated tornado warning was released by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 11:17 p.m. in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Pike County.