The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado hit Taylorsville, Mississippi, saying eight tornadoes impacted the area between Friday night and Saturday.

At least 42 people were killed over the weekend when a severe storm swept through the Midwest and southern U.S. The system brought heavy rain, tornadoes and wildfires. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has the story of one home that was spared in Mississippi as tornadoes touched down.

A severe storm on Monday swept through the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes. Days earlier, the same ferocious weather system spawned violent twisters,

A massive storm that now pushing off the East Coast has left a trail of destruction, mainly in the South and Midwest, with 40 fatalities now reported.As of 8:15 a.m. on Monday, March 17, the system is generating widespread rainfall and