Investigators with the National Weather Service will spend today working to establish the intensity of tornadoes that hit the southern U.S. Unconfirmed twisters in Alabama hit northwest of Tuscaloosa and southeast of the state capitol of Montgomery.

A monster storm system carrying a high risk tornado threat is barreling through the Southeast after unleashing deadly tornadoes, fierce winds and devastating damage across the Plains and Midwest.

At least two people died in Alabama as a wave of severe storms spawned tornadoes across Alabama throughout Saturday evening, causing power outages, downed trees and destroyed structures throughout the state.