Two people in Alabama died after Saturday’s severe storms, according to Governor Kay Ivey. Governor Ivey released the following statement: Yesterday’s severe weather impacted most of Alabama. Unfortunately,

Over the past 24 hours, more than 40 reported tornadoes have swept across eight states in the Midwest and South -- and the dangerous severe weather threat continues. The eight states with reported tornadoes in the past day are Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana and Tennessee.