At least 23 dead and dozens injured as severe weather, tornadoes hit Missouri and Kentucky

At least 23 people are dead and dozens have been injured as severe weather, including tornadoes, hit Missouri and Kentucky.

Video footage showed a tornado hitting St. Louis and causing damage.

Officials said on Saturday about 5,000 homes were impacted by the severe weather in the St. Louis area.

Local news reported that "North St. Louis was struck by widespread damage and destruction, with multiple buildings collapsed and power lines strewn across roadways."

Fox Weather reported that the hardest hit Kentucky towns by "apparent large tornadoes on Friday night were the Somerset area and London, where city officials reported significant damage."

As of Sunday afternoon, most of the deaths had occurred in Kentucky.