A relentless barrage of violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms has unleashed catastrophic destruction across the central and southern United States, leaving at least 33 people dead and communities shattered.

Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will linger through Sunday from Florida northward into the upper Ohio River Valley, forecasters warned.

North Florida is facing a rare and highly dangerous tornado threat as a monster weekend storm system marches across the Midwest and South, leaving more than a dozen dead in its wake. A tornado watch is in effect until 10 a.