The National Weather Service in Memphis has released more preliminary tornado reports from the storms that swept through the Mid-South Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.

Multiple videos shared on social media show powerful tornadoes touching down and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Tornadoes and violent storms have struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off of homes and shooting debris thousands of f

In Spring Hill, Tennessee, residents captured timelapse footage of a large storm cloud developing. This is what meteorologists call a cumulonimbus cloud - one of the most destructive - that leads to thunderstorms, hail, strong winds and possible tornadoes.

At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest

Violent storms cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes.

The National Weather Service warned on Thursday of "generational" floods in the U.S. South and Midwest as storms ripped across a swath of the country from Texas to Michigan, whipping up tornadoes and killing two people.

Parts of the Midwest and South faced the possibility of torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods Friday, while many communities were still reeling from tornadoes that destroyed whole neighborhoods and killed at least seven people.

Violent storms have cut through a wide swath of the South and Midwest, spawning tornadoes and killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees and ripping roofs off homes

A wide-reaching storm spawned several intense and violent tornadoes Wednesday and threatens near-nonstop rainfall Thursday that could trigger once-in-a-lifetime flooding. Follow here for live updates.