Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said one person died in Oklahoma after driving into smoke caused by the storms, adding wildfires have burned more than 170,000 acres and have destroyed more than 290 homes.

At least 33 people were killed in a powerful cross-country storm system that has devastated much of the Midwest and Southeast since Friday, officials said. The death toll continues to rise as severe weather and raging tornadoes obliterate homes,