At least 10 people have died in Missouri after tornadoes ripped through across the central and southern part of the US, authorities said. The state's governor has warned of more severe weather, including tornadoes on Saturday.

Missouri's governor has warned people to take shelter, as destructive storms also hit other parts of central and southern US.

A severe weather system spawned intense, long-duration tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri, leaving some communities in tatters.

A powerful storm system roared across the Midwest and South Friday night, unleashing a series of tornadoes that carved paths of destruction and left at least three dead in Missouri.

The threat of tornadoes is moving east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South a day after a massive storm system moving across the country unleashed winds that damaged buildings, whipped up dust storms that caused deadly crashes and fanned