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

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

As storms erupted overnight, the KNWA Weather Team was live, closely tracking a line of severe storms moving into the region.

The Brief. Tornadoes that swept through the region left three people dead in North Dakota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office said two men and a woman died in two separate locations near the town of ...