Fourteen of the deaths took place in Arkansas, with one each in Iowa and Oklahoma. Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska also dealt with destruction and injuries from tornadoes.
Vilonia and Mayflower, Arkansas, just to the north of Little Rock, were extremely hard hit by a twister which was at least an EF3, if not higher.
Ten of the deaths happened in those towns and the surrounding area. Search and rescue efforts are underway, and officials expect the death toll will rise, while the rubble is explored.
In Quapaw, Oklahoma, one person was killed and six were injured by the tornado that struck there. Damage is "extensive" throughout the town.
That same tornado the crossed into Kansas and injured thirty-four people in Baxter Springs. Over one hundred homes and businesses were damaged there.
The damage in Iowa covered several towns, with a death in Kinross and injuries in Ottumwa.
Members of the National Guard are helping with cleanup efforts in both Arkansas and Kansas.
Powerful tornado producing storms continued to hit parts of the US, on Monday.
Sunday was also the third anniversary of three hundred and sixteen people being killed by tornadoes, in the southern US, during a day which saw one hundred and twenty-two tornadoes.
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