Three people are confirmed dead following a tornado outbreak in Alabama. Two people died in Plantersville and one person died in Winterboro. Sign up for our Newsletters. Video abo

WINTERBORO, Ala. ( WIAT) — An EF-2 tornado tore through the community of Winterboro on Saturday night. The tornado destroyed a high school gymnasium and severely damaged other buildings. Just feet off the path of that tornado is a cemetery. One man who has a reason in the face of all this destruction to be thankful.

A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days is winding down Monday, but in its wake are devastated communities across states hit with violent tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms spun off by the massive system.

Meanwhile, the severe weather threat will linger through Sunday from Florida northward into the upper Ohio River Valley, forecasters warned.