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The tornado was caught on camera from the roof of the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Severe weather on Friday into Saturday morning has knocked out power for over 450,000 customers in nine states across the South and Midwestern portions of the United States.

The severe weather system, which brought tornadoes, high wind, and hail to Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Alabama, is also responsible for 456,279 power outages, according to Poweroutage.us.

In Little Rock, Arkansas, tornadoes and severe weather sent at least 24 people to the hospital and left one person dead. One person also died in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, according to Gov. Tate Reeves.

The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued a Tornado Emergency on Friday afternoon for parts of the metro area, warning residents of a "damaging tornado."

SEVERE WEATHER IN SOUTH, MIDWEST LEAVES AT LEAST 14 DEAD; 'CATASTROPHIC' TORNADO TEARS THROUGH LITTLE ROCK

The National Weather Service said in the Tornado Warning that the storms “damage threat” was “catastrophic,” and said it confirmed a “large and destructive tornado” moved through portions of Little Rock. (Credit: @Jwforr / Fox News)

A car is upturned in a Kroger parking lot after a severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo / Fox News)

The interior of store is damaged after a severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo / Fox News)

Residents mill about after severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo / Fox News)

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders activated 100 members of the Arkansas National Guard to assist local authorities after the severe storms went through the area.

Alexa Henning, communications director for Sanders, said that the governor signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency in Arkansas due to the tornadoes and severe weather.

A building is damaged after a severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo / Fox News)

A building is damaged and trees are down after severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo / Fox News)

The roof of the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, came down because of a tornado during a concert on Friday night, killing one person and injuring 28 others.

ONE DEAD, DOZENS INJURED IN THEATRE ROOF COLLAPSE IN ILLINOIS

Apollo Theatre roof collapses (WBBM / Fox News) close video Arkansas tornado caught on camera

A tornado emergency was declared across the Little Rock area on Friday, where severe weather caused disastrous damage.

At the time, 260 people were inside the venue, according to Belvidere Fire Department Chief Shawn Schadle.

Reeves added that 20 homes were damaged in DeSoto county and 4 homes, one church, and two businesses were damaged in Lee County.

Mayor of Sullivan, Indiana, Clint Lamb, said during a news conference that the southern part of the town of around 4,000 "is essentially unrecognizable right now."

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"Quite frankly, I’m really, really shocked there isn’t more as far as human issues," Lamb said.

In Marshalltown, Iowa, a funnel cloud can be seen as a tornado-warned storm moved over the area. close video Ominous funnel cloud begins to form in Iowa, caught on camera

What appears to be a funnel cloud swirling above are caught on video Friday in Marshalltown, Iowa. Courtesy Kyle Hoing via Facebook

The National Weather Service says that there are 70 preliminary tornado reports in addition to 426 high wind reports on Friday.

Fox News' Julia Musto contributed to this report.

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The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.

The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.

Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.

The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.

He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.

Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.

He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.

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Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.

In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.

Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.

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The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.

The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.

Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.

The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.

He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.

Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.

He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.

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For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.

Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.

In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.

Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.

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