(CNN) — Alabamians digging through the rubble of tornado devastation welcomed Friday’s visit from President Donald Trump but braced for the threat of more severe weather in the next two days. However, the danger is not as great as it was last weekend in eastern Alabama, CNN meteorologist Monica Garrett said. See who is at risk for tornadoes this weekend Tornadoes devastated Lee County in eastern Alabama then, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens. Ten twisters struck the state and about 37 hammered the Southeast on Sunday. “A tornado is possible,” Garrett said about this weekend. “But the bull’s-eye is more to the west.” CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen said severe weather will stretch from northern Texas into eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas from Friday afternoon till evening. The main threat will be damaging winds and an isolated tornado. About 15 million people will be under a severe storm threat from Texas to Kentucky Saturday, said CNN meteorologist Haley Brink. Also on Saturday, the greatest threat will be over parts of the Mississippi Valley centered around Memphis, but much of the area from Texas to Kentucky could see severe weather. The threat Sunday is not expected to be as widespread, Hennen said. On Friday, Trump visited Lee County, which suffered the brunt of last weekend’s storms. He toured tornado-affected areas and met with residents and officials, including Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. “FEMA has been told directly by me to give the A Plus treatment to the Great State of Alabama and the wonderful people who have been so devastated by the Tornadoes,” the President said in a tweet Monday. In Alabama, flags will fly at half-staff until sundown Sunday in honor of the 23 people killed. They ranged in age from 6 to 89. Four were children, Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said. 02:02 - Source: CNN Woman describes just missing tornado that destroyed home Meanwhile, funerals have continued for the victims. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians tribe is making a $184,000 donation to the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation to assist in the burials of the 23 victims. Its reservation is in Escambia County, in the southwestern part of the state. “The Tribe is making a $184,000 donation to the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation to assist in the burial of the victims from last Sunday’s devastating tornado in Lee County, AL. Read the full statement here: https://t.co/kMmem5pebJ Photo credit: Robert Harris, Technapex pic.twitter.com/O3IHzHKors — Poarch Creek Indians (@PoarchCreek) March 7, 2019 “It is at times of greatest need that we often see our communities coming together to help one another, this is one of those times. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected,” Stephanie A. Bryan, tribal chair and CEO, said in a statement on social media. Harris, the coroner, said other local groups have also donated toward a funeral fund, and an unnamed, notable Alabamian is donating $10,000 for grave foot markers. 01:21 - Source: CNN Deadly tornadoes touch down in Alabama and Georgia On Friday, a funeral was to be held for the youngest victim, Armando “A.J.” Hernandez Jr. Courtesy Sara Crisp Armando "A.J." Hernandez Jr., 6, was the tornadoes' youngest victim. Harris said the 6-year-old’s grandparents welcomed the tribe’s donation. “They were very humbled and very appreciative. I feel so bad for them,” the coroner said. “I told them, ‘Y’all don’t worry about that (the cost), I have it covered.’ ” The boy was found dead after sheltering in a closet with his older brother and father during the tornado, according to CNN affiliate WIAT. His 10-year-old brother and father are both recovering at hospitals. “He kept a smile on his face all the time … and he loved everybody,” the boy’s grandfather, Bobby Kidd, said. Kidd was last able to hang out with his grandson during his first-grade musical a week ago, he said. “I was lucky to be off work. I got to go see it. I thank God he gave me that opportunity. It was the last few moments I got to spend with him,” Kidd told the TV station. When the tornado struck, the child’s father “grabbed the boys and was holding them,” Kidd said. “And he said he could feel his ears start popping. The house exploded and the force of the tornado snatched both of the kids away from him.” Choking back tears, Kidd said, “We could’ve lost all three of them and we know there are families that lost their entire family.” North Carolina’s Erroll Reese told CNN affiliate WRAL that he lost seven members of his family to the tornadoes, and that at least 30 more now are without homes. In another family, Makitha Griffin lost five loved ones to the tornadoes. CNN’s Marlena Baldacci, Ralph Ellis, Nicole Chavez, Judson Jones and Madeline Holcombe contributed to this report.<doc-sep>Democratic California Rep. Ted Lieu apologized Friday for a snarky tweet that mocked President Donald Trump’s trip to storm-ravaged Alabama to meet with tornado victims. In response to the president’s Friday morning announcement that he was on his way to Alabama, Lieu wrote in a since-deleted tweet, “WE ARE IN THE THIRD WEEK OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY! Can you feel the emergency? Is this why [Trump] is going to Alabama, because we need to build a Wall along Alabama’s southern border? Oh wait, I just looked at the map ….” Lieu concluded his comment with the hashtag, “#FridayMorning Thoughts”. Lieu later amended his hasty conclusion after taking flak from Twitter users and learning that the president was, in fact, visiting Alabama to meet with Americans who had lost loved ones and property in Sunday’s devastating tornadoes. (RELATED: Trump Signed Bibles In Alabama And People Can’t Handle It) “I have concluded based on Twitter comments I received,” Lieu began, “that my last tweet was inappropriate. I understand the purpose now of the President’s visit to Alabama. I apologize and am going to delete my tweet.” I have concluded based on Twitter comments I received that my last tweet was inappropriate. I understand the purpose now of the President’s visit to Alabama. I apologize and am going to delete my tweet. — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) March 8, 2019 Lieu, whose Twitter bio claims he doesn’t “take orders from Putin,” is a frequent and vociferous critic of the Trump administration. Among his attacks, he has accused Vice President Mike Pence of “cloaking [his] hate” in Christianity, called for a criminal investigation of former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, said Justice Brett Kavanaugh is an angry drunk and accused White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders of lying about tax reform. (RELATED: Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu Accuses Pence Of ‘Cloaking Your Hate’ In Christianity) “You should spend less time tweeting, more time doing your job,” Sanders said in response to Lieu’s accusatory December 2017 tweet, also since deleted. Follow Jon Brown on Twitter<doc-sep>President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE on Friday signed Bibles for people affected by a string of deadly storms that ripped through Alabama. The president made the gesture while visiting a Baptist church in Opelika, Ala., that is serving as a disaster relief center. ADVERTISEMENT Local volunteer Ada Ingram told reporters that Trump signed several hats and Bibles, including one for a 12-year-old boy, an action which drew applause from people who came to see Trump. “I enjoyed him coming,” said Ingram, who said she voted for Trump and would again in 2020. “I think it’s a godsend. I’m sorry. The situation is bad. And there are going to be people who will say 'why did he come to my town?' I don’t know why. I don’t why the hurricane happened [either]. But there is a reason." The president and first lady Melania Trump Melania TrumpBidens meet with Kennedy Center honorees, a tradition ignored by Trump Jill Biden recognizes Fauci as an 'American hero' Here's why Joe Biden polls well, but Kamala Harris does not MORE spent much of the day touring areas in Lee County, Ala., that were damaged by the tornadoes, which killed 23 people including several children, and meeting with victims. Trump signed an emergency disaster declaration earlier this week authorizing federal aid for the area.<doc-sep>
During his stop at Providence, Mr. Trump met with relatives of the 23 storm victims, as well as volunteers and emergency workers. Dressed in his presidency’s iteration of what political strategists sometimes describe as “disaster casual” — a windbreaker, showing a fraction of an open-collar shirt, and khaki pants — he posed for pictures and signed autographs, including at least one in a 12-year-old boy’s Bible. “We couldn’t get here fast enough,” Mr. Trump said at the church. “I wanted to come the day it happened, but I spoke with the governor, and she said, ‘Just give us a little more time. We need a little more time.’” One of the volunteers, Ada Ingram, who knew 10 of the people killed by Sunday’s tornado, later approached reporters and said the presidential visit was “a godsend” that would bond the small community. She said the crowd roared with applause after Mr. Trump signed the Bible. “I enjoyed him coming,” said Ms. Ingram, who said she would vote again for Mr. Trump. “The situation is bad. And there are going to be people who will say, ‘Why did he come to my town.’ I don’t know why. I don’t why the hurricane happened. But there is a reason.” The president ultimately emerged to a display of 23 white crosses, each an individual tribute to a victim of the storm, whose winds are believed to have reached 170 miles per hour. With the first lady, Melania Trump, at his side, the president moved slowly down the line of memorials before he waved to a crowd in the distance and left, ultimately bound for a weekend in Palm Beach, Fla.