The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Memorial Day weekend storms kill at least 20 people

Start your day with the latest weather news. Severe weather across the central U.S. left disaster in its wake and killed more than a dozen people across several states.

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At least 20 people were killed by storms this weekend

The severe weather that has plagued much of the central U.S. during the month of May continued this weekend.

Storms late Saturday into early Sunday killed more than a dozen people across four states. In Texas, two children were among seven people killed by a tornado that struck Valley View.

The 20th death from the Memorial Day weekend severe weather outbreak was reported during a separate round of severe weather Sunday night. That was when one person was killed in Mercer County, Kentucky, after a tree fell onto a house during a severe thunderstorm.

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Possible tornado damage in Rogers, Arkansas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  (Tiffany Rea)

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Possible tornado damage to an AP Travel Center and Shell Gas Station near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  (KDFW)

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Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  ( )

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Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  (Tommy Kerr Via Facebook)

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Rogers tornado damage. (Rogers Police Department)

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Denton, Texas, tornado damage. (@Jake_lev03)

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Scenes from a Shell gas station and travel stop on I-35 at the Lone Oak exit near Valley View, Texas, on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  ( )

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Rogers tornado damage. (Rogers Police Department)

Severe weather targets mid-Atlantic, Southeast on Memorial Day

Powerful storms will be a problem for millions of people along the Interstate 95 corridor into the Southeast on Memorial Day. Major cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore are among the places expecting to see the worst weather.

Watch this: Women get caught in tornado crossing road

Two women were recording video when a tornado cut across the road they were driving.

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