A line of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes have torn across America’s midsection, peeling away roofs, overturning cars and killing at least 10 people in Tennessee.

Severe storms swept across the Midwest of the United States late yesterday, killing at least 14 people in Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois.

Powerful storms again swept across the midwestern United States and beyond, knocking out power to thousands of people and spawning tornadoes that levelled buildings and hurled mobile homes through the air.