Photos: Deadly storms and tornadoes strike central U.S.

People survey damage from a tornado is seen in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday into Saturday.

Cars line up in downtown Mayfield on Saturday. Emergency response workers dig through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory. A woman walks away from what is left of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory as emergency workers comb the rubble. Another image of emergency response workers digging through the rubble of the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory. Residents look at the damage following a tornado that struck the area. A tornado ripped through Monette Manor, a nursing home in Arkansas. Debris is scatted across the nursing home's parking lot.  A tree fell onto Monette Manor. The powerful storm appears to have shattered the windows and taken the roof off of the nursing home in Arkansas. A resident of the The Cardinal Inn assesses the damage. Damage from a tornado at a feed store in Mayfield. A resident looks at damage in one neighborhood. A house missing its roof. A large semi trailer is flipped over and pushed against a building. An aerial view of the devastation a massive overnight tornado left in Kentucky. Emergency vehicles stage outside an Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville after it was heavily damaged when a strong thunderstorm moved through the area.