Two people died after tornado touchdowns in Kankakee, Illinois and Northwest Indiana Tuesday night. So far, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 in Jasper County.

At least 17 tornadoes were reported in Indiana, Illinois, Texas and Alabama over the past 72 hours, according to data from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center. There were also more than 300 damaging severe storm reports from the Southeast to Pennsylvania.

Emergency crews are assessing damage after a tornado touched down, damaging homes in Kankakee, Illinois, amid an outbreak of severe weather.

Two people were killed and several others were injured after tornadoes ripped through northwest Indiana on Tuesday night.

The National Weather Service has reported four suspected tornadoes touching down in Illinois and Indiana during Tuesday's severe storms, with survey crews to assess the damage on Wednesday.

Shocking photos and videos from four suspected tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana Tuesday showed homes, buildings and businesses decimated, with trucks flipped over onto their side, steel fences and beams torn apart and power lines severed.