Two people have died in a storm that brought snow, hail, rain and possible tornados to a swathe of the US Midwest.
The deaths were reported in the states of Nebraska and Mississippi, where several others were injured after a reported tornado touched down.
A state of emergency has been declared around St Louis, Missouri, where about 25 suburban homes were damaged.
Wind speeds peaked at 101mph (163km/h) in Sullivan, Missouri, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.
The first death was reported in Nebraska on Tuesday, when a woman was killed as she waded through driving snow to reach her house from her disabled car.
The second death, in Mississippi, occurred in the wake of a tornado in the eastern part of the state, an emergency official said.
'Ears popping'Damage was reported as far west as Texas and as far east as Pennsylvania.
"It is a bit unusual this time of year to see it over that broad an area," said Bill Bunting at the NWS storm prediction centre. "It is a fairly strong storm system."
End Quote Dave Grounds Resident of Alton, IllinoisI thought it was an earthquake, and that's when things started collapsing"
A tornado reportedly touched down in northern Arkansas, injuring four people, local weather officials said.
In Missouri, electricity crews were working to restore power to about 23,000 customers cut off during the storm.
Further north, snow, ice and wind also led to power cuts.
Members of a local airport board were gathered in Sullivan, Missouri for a meeting on Wednesday evening when the storm's highest wind speed was recorded.
"The city administrator said his ears were popping, then all of a sudden the building shook and the windows shook," said board member Larry Cuneio.
"I'm the street commissioner and I've seen wind do a lot of things, but never anything like this."
In Alton, Illinois, Dave Grounds said he was watching television at home when the rain suddenly picked up.
"That's when the house started shaking violently, like it was grabbed by both sides," Mr Grounds said. "I thought it was an earthquake, and that's when things started collapsing."
In Alabama, about 50 school systems sent pupils home early, ahead of the approaching storm.
Meanwhile in South Dakota, as much as 30in (76cm) of snow was reported to have fallen in some areas in recent days, and in North Dakota, a region prone to floods, 3-5in of snow was expected on Thursday evening.
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