More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than two dozen people and a devastating Kentucky tornado.

Multiple tornadoes and intense storms hit the eastern half of the United States on Tuesday as a relentless severe weather pattern that left 28 people dead in recent days began to wind down.

Officials in Kansas and Texas are evaluating damage from overnight tornadoes just days after storms killed more than two dozen people in communities in Kentucky and Missouri

Michigan's recent string of tornadoes has brought the statewide total to 25 so far this year through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. "Through mid-May, that's the fastest pace we've experienced," said Steven Freitag, a meteorologist with the agency based in White Lake Township.

Storm surveys are underway following days of severe weather across North Texas. As of Monday, at least seven tornadoes have been confirmed in counties west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex on Sunday,

Storm surveys are underway following a night of severe weather across North Texas. As of Monday, at least seven tornadoes have been confirmed.