A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is winding down Monday, but in its wake are devastated communities across states hit with violent tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms spun off by the massive system.

A tornado outbreak spread throughout the areas on March 14 and is expected to continue At least 17 people have been killed in a tornado outbreak in the Midwest and the South. On Friday, March 14, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued severe tornado warnings in the areas from Wisconsin to Missouri.

Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that killed at least 32 people ripped its way across the central and southern U.