At least three people are dead in rural North Dakota after tornadoes left damage across eastern areas of the state, according to a Cass County Sheriff’s Office release Saturday.

The deaths came after a series of large and long-lasting storms moved through North Dakota and Minnesota Friday night.

At least three people were killed in North Dakota after severe weather swept across the region overnight, authorities said. The Cass County Sheriff's Office said it was dispatched to rural Enderlin, North Dakota,