Apr 29, 2014

A late April tornado outbreak caused widespread destruction, including multiple deaths.

: Constance Lambert embraces her dog after finding it alive when returning to her destroyed home in Tupelo, Miss., on Monday, April 28, 2014. Lambert was at an event away from her home when the tornado struck and rushed back to check on her pets. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal/MCT)

: People survey the damage on Scenic Highway after part of the highway collapsed following heavy rains and flash flooding on April 30, 2014 in Pensacola, Florida. A major storm system that brought tornadoes to regions of the South dumped more than two feet of water in a little over a day in the Florida Panhandle. (Marianna Massey/Getty Images)

: Ryan Smyth, Marla Jackson and Marion Ming (L-R) salvage what they can from the area that was the kitchen in a relative’s home after it was destroyed on Monday by a tornado on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Mississippi. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region starting on April 27 leaving more than two dozen dead. The storm system has also brought severe flooding to Florida’s Panhandle. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Marla Jackson salvages what she can from the area that was the kitchen in her parents home after it was destroyed on Monday by a tornado on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Mississippi. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region starting on April 27 leaving more than two dozen dead. The storm system has also brought severe flooding to Florida’s Panhandle. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Davis Kelley (R) and his brother Joe Kelley look through what is left of Davis’s home after it was destroyed on Monday by a tornado on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Mississippi. Davis was trapped in the rubble of the home after deadly tornadoes ripped through the region over the last days, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Paul Jackson lifts part of a wall unit that was in the kitchen as Marion Ming looks on while they salvage what they can in a relative’s home after it was destroyed on Monday by a tornado on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Mississippi. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region starting on April 27 leaving more than two dozen dead. The storm system has also brought severe flooding to Florida’s Panhandle. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Joe Kelley looks through what is left of his brother’s home after the home was destroyed on Monday by a tornado on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Mississippi. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region starting on April 27 leaving more than two dozen dead. The storm system has also brought severe flooding to Florida’s Panhandle. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: People survey the damage on Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains on April 30, 2014 in Pensacola, Florida. A major storm system that brought tornadoes to regions of the South dumped more than two feet of water in a little over a day in the Florida Panhandle. (Marianna Massey/Getty Images)

: A truck is stuck in the middle of flooded Piedmont Street in the Cordova Park neighborhood after it washed out due to heavy rains on April 30, 2014 in Pensacola, Florida. A major storm system that brought tornadoes to regions of the South dumped more than two feet of water in a little over a day in the Florida Panhandle. (Marianna Massey/Getty Images)

: A man who wished not to be identified talks on a phone in a business that was destroyed by a tornado, April 30, 2014 in Mayflower, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region starting on April 27 leaving more than two dozen dead. The storm system has also brought severe flooding to Florida’s Panhandle. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Jerry Estes (L) and his daughter, Cherie Bell, salvage items from his home that was damaged on Monday by a tornado on April 30, 2014 in Louisville, Mississippi. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region starting on April 27 leaving more than two dozen dead. The storm system has also brought severe flooding to Florida’s Panhandle. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Rodney Stanford from Brewer Tree Service works on removing a tree that is resting on a home after a tornado struck on Monday, on April 30, 2014 in Tupelo, Mississippi. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region over the last few days, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Resident Mark Wade looks through debris after the area was hit by a tornado April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Arkansas National Guard Staff Sgt. Skipper Smith hangs an American flag on a pole at the site of a home that was detroyed when a tornado hit the area April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: A funnel cloud is seen crossing the town of Louisville, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Jodi Walls pushes a box of belongings out of a friend’s house while cleaning up after a large tornado made its way along Clayton Ave in Tupelo, Miss., April 28, 2014. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)

: Dan Wassman gets a hug from a friend Amy Lundsford at the homesite of his son, also named Dan Wassum, who was killed when a tornado destroyed his home late Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Sam Smith takes a break from helping a family friend salvage what he can from his business that was destroyed after a tornado hit on April 29, 2014 in Tupelo, Mississippi. A deadly tornado ripped through the area April 28, after deadly storms moved through the south spawning tornadoes that have left more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Fallen trees and damaged homes are seen after a tornado hit the town of Bessemer, Alabama, April 29, 2014. At least 30 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the U.S. South on Tuesday. (Marvin Gentry/Reuters)

: The Kimberly Church of God is seen after it was hit by a tornado in Kimberly, Alabama, April 29, 2014. At least 30 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the U.S. South on Tuesday. (Marvin Gentry/Reuters)

: Fallen trees and damaged homes are shown in Bessemer, Alabama, April 29, 2014. At least 30 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the U.S. South on Tuesday. (Marvin Gentry/Reuters)

: Fallen trees and damaged homes are seen after a tornado hit Bessemer April 29, 2014. At least 30 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the U.S. South on Tuesday. (Marvin Gentry/Reuters)

: Fallen trees and damaged homes are seen after a tornado hit Bessemer April 29, 2014. At least 30 people across six states have been killed by a vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the U.S. South on Tuesday. (Marvin Gentry/Reuters)

: Gary Moore (R) looks through debris where his home once stood before it was destroyed by a tornado April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Volunteers help clean up debris where homes once stood after the area was hit by a tornado April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Dan Wassman looks at the debris at the homesite of his son, also named Dan Wassum, who was killed when a tornado destroyed his home April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Volunteers help clean debris at the site of a home that was detroyed when a tornado hit the area, April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Deadly tornadoes ripped through the region April 27, leaving more than a dozen dead. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Isabel Jimenez salvages what she can from her restaurant after the building was destroyed by a tornado on April 29, 2014 in Tupelo, Mississippi. A deadly tornado ripped through the area April 28, after deadly storms moved through the south spawning tornadoes that have left more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Scott Black salvages what he can from the building where he works after it was destroyed by a tornado on April 29, 2014 in Tupelo, Mississippi. A deadly tornado ripped through the area April 28, after deadly storms moved through the south spawning tornadoes that have left more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Sam Smith helps a family friend salvage what he can from his business that was destroyed by a tornado on April 29, 2014 in Tupelo, Mississippi. A deadly tornado ripped through the area April 28, after deadly storms moved through the south spawning tornadoes that have left more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Gunner Goad helps a family friend salvage what he can from his business that was destroyed by a tornado on April 29, 2014 in Tupelo, Mississippi. A deadly tornado ripped through the area April 28, after deadly storms moved through the south spawning tornadoes that have left more than a dozen dead. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

: Workers clear debris from what used to be the kitchen and look for treasured articles at Darwin Henry’s house in Mayflower, Arkansas April 29, 2014. Henry who had lived in the lakeside home for 27 years said he was happy his wife had passed on last year and didn’t have to witness the destruction. At least 30 people across six states were killed in tornadoes unleashed by a vicious storm system that levelled towns and was threatening to cause more mayhem in heavily populated parts of the U.S. South on Tuesday. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: Cars and debris are pictured at Mayflower RV in Mayflower, Arkansas April 29, 2014. A storm system that killed more than 20 people continued its march across a large swath of the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday, packing baseball-sized hail, damaging winds and the threat of more tornados, meteorologists said. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: A man with a chainsaw moves into a neighborhood off of McCullough Blvd on Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, after a tornado damaged many of the homes in Tupelo, Miss., on Monday. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)

: A car rests on its roof along North Green Street on Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, after a tornado passed through Tupelo, Miss. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)

: Hunter Allred attempts to coax out a cat that was underneath a home along Clayton Ave in Tupelo, Miss., April 28, 2014. Allred was helping the home’s owner who had returned looking for her two dogs and cat. (Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal)

: A large tornado is seen crossing the town of Louisville Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: A resident makes his way down Jackson Street and away from the tornado damaged area in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Thomas Wells/Reuters)

: Cathy Norman tries to climb through debris and get to her house on Marquette Street in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Thomas Wells/Reuters)

: Aerial view of the central town after a tornado hit Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. A ferocious storm system caused a twister in Mississippi and threatened tens of millions of people across the U.S. Southeast on Monday, a day after it spawned tornadoes that killed 16 people and tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

: An American flag stands amongst the rubble of a community following a deadly tornado April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. Arkansas National Guard members continue to respond to emergency declared disaster areas within the state of Arkansas. At least 11 people were killed Monday after a tornadoes touched down in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, bringing the overall death toll from two days of severe weather to at least 28. (Arkansas National Guard via Getty Images)

: A damaged power station is pictured after a tornado hit Mayflower, Arkansas April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials. Most of the deaths from the severe storm system occurred on Sunday when tornadoes tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

: A homeowner gets hug of support from a neighbor after a Tornado destroyed her home on Jackson Street in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Thomas Wells/Reuters)

: First responders begin to secure areas minutes after a Tornado tore through Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Thomas Wells/Reuters)

: A lone resident surveys the damage following a Tornado that destroyed much the city in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Thomas Wells/Reuters)

: Michelle McGee walks over debris to inspect her home that was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Michelle McGee removes belongings from her home that was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Volunteer Gina Lowe (C) helps a family move belongings from a home that was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms are expected over the next few days. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: The remains of a large truck destroyed by a tornado on Sunday evening rests amid the debris, on April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Uprooted trees are pictured after a tornado hit Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials. Most of the deaths from the severe storm system occurred on Sunday when tornadoes tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

: A passerby stops to look at damage caused by a tornado on Sunday evening, on April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms are expected over the next few days. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

: Storm chaser video photographer Brad Mac films rotating clouds from a tornado storm in Louisville, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Heavy rain pours like a water fall from a TVS (tornadic vortex signature) tornado storm in Tuscaloosa, Alabama April 28,2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 21 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday destroying homes and businesses, according to witnesses and emergency officials. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Casey Holliman moves a U.S. flag after from it was torn down from a portion of a building at Mayflower RV in Mayflower, Arkansas April 29, 2014. A storm system that killed more than 20 people continued its march across a large swath of the U.S. Southeast on Tuesday, packing baseball-sized hail, damaging winds and the threat of more tornados, meteorologists said. (Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

: An upturned truck lies under a tree that has lost most of its branches, following a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas, at sunset April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. Most of the deaths from the violent storms occurred on Sunday when tornadoes tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters photo)

: A U.S. flag sticks out the window of a damaged hot rod car in a suburban area after a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. Most of the deaths from the violent storms occurred on Sunday when tornadoes tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters photo)

: A man talks on his phone as he looks for his cat near an upturned in a suburban area following a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. Most of the deaths from the violent storms occurred on Sunday when tornadoes tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters photo)

: A police officer walks through debris from the roof of a house after a tornado went through the area in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Lauren Wood/Reuters photo)

: A resident walks by a downed tree along Madison Street after a tornado went through Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Lauren Wood/Reuters photo)

: A house on Dunbarton Oaks Circle stands without its upper floor behind Lost Pizza Co. after a tornado went through the area in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Lauren Wood/Reuters photo)

: Debris from the roof of a house on Dunbarton Oaks Circle lies on the street behind Lost Pizza Co. after a tornado went through the area in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through theMississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Lauren Wood/Reuters photo)

: Volunteers start clearing trees off cars from a parking lot in the Joyner neighborhod after a tornado ripped through the area in Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Thomas Wells/Reuters photo)

: People walk down Green Street to the corner of North Gloster Street after a tornado went through Tupelo, Mississippi April 28, 2014. On a second day of ferocious storms that have claimed at least 19 lives in the southern United States, a tornado tore through the Mississippi town of Tupelo on Monday causing widespread destruction to homes and businesses, according to witnesses and local emergency officials. (Lauren Wood/Reuters photo)

: Debris from a house destroyed by a tornado yesterday that tore through the area for the second time in three years is shown, on April 28, 2014 in Mayflower, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: William Higgins sits on a stump outside his grandfather’s house that was destroyed by a tornado yesterday that tore through the area for the second time in three years is shown, on April 28, 2014 in Mayflower, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: James Guiden looks through what is left of his house after a tornado yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Mayflower, Arkansas. Guiden and his wife survived by taking shelter in the green bath tub in front of him. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: A home lies in ruins near a storm shelter in the foreground after a tornado yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Ken Sullivan, general manager of We Willies Super Auto Wash, looks over the damage after a tornado yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Victor Umbright of Vilonia Direct TV, sits in what is left of his office after a tornado yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Volunteers helping to clean up line up to sign in at Beryl Baptist Church after a tornado yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Ken Brown hands out IDs at Beryl Baptist Church to volunteers after a tornado yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: John Noel of Eagle Nutrition cleans up the damage from a tornado that yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: A newly built school is seen destroyed by a tornado in this aerial photograph near Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. A ferocious storm system caused a twister in Mississippi and threatened tens of millions of people across the U.S. Southeast on Monday, a day after it spawned tornadoes that killed 16 people and tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters photo)

: Residents go through the rubble of their home one day after it was destroyed by a tornado near Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. A ferocious storm system caused a twister in Mississippi and threatened tens of millions of people across the U.S. Southeast on Monday, a day after it spawned tornadoes that killed 16 people and tossed cars like toys in Arkansas and other states. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters photo)

: An elevated view shows damage along the path of a tornado that yesterday tore through the area for the second time in three years, on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the region, leaving more than a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: People sift through the rubble of what is left of homes after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Ark, April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: Eric Baker and Ron Smith use chainsaws and cut up trees after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: People search through the rubble of destroyed houses a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: People sift through the rubble of what is left of homes after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: Men use boards as paddles as they search though the debris of what is left of homes in a lake after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Ark, April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: People sift through the rubble of what is left of homes after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Ark, April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: Tire punctured by a board sits upside down after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: A U.S. flag flutters in the wind after being affixed to a pole a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: A doorway and shattered tree remain on the grounds of a house a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: People search through the rubble of destroyed houses a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: Destroyed cars are seen a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: Phillip Walker stands on the roof of a victims’ home while searching through the rubble of destroyed houses a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: Bottles of condiments lie inside a refrigerator door on the grounds of a destroyed house a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: People sift through the rubble of what is left of homes after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Ark, April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: People sift through the rubble of what is left of homes after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Ark, April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

: A man casts aside bricks while searching in the rubble of a destroyed house after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: Men clear debris from a destroyed shop a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: Traffic passes by a fallen electrical pole a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: People search through the rubble of destroyed houses a day after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, Arkansas April 28, 2014. Workers searched for survivors on Monday in the rubble left by a wave of tornadoes that ripped through the south-central United States a day earlier, killing at least 18 people in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa. (Angie Davis/Reuters)

: Storm chaser photographer Brad Mack watches thunderstorms supercells pass through areas in Kamay, Texas late April 23, 2014. The thunder storms on Wednesday were a precursor of what’s forecast for this coming weekend Saturday, Sunday, and Monday that could be the most significant multi-day tornado outbreak in the U.S. since 2011. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Huge lightning strikes cross the skies as thunderstorms supercells pass through areas in Archer City, Texas late April 23, 2014. The thunder storms on Wednesday were a precursor of what’s forecast for this coming weekend Saturday, Sunday, and Monday that could be the most significant multi-day tornado outbreak in the U.S. since 2011. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: A storm chaser photographer looks at thunderstorms supercells pass through areas in Vinson, Oklahoma late April 23, 2014. The thunder storms on Wednesday were a precursor of what’s forecast for this coming weekend Saturday, Sunday, and Monday that could be the most significant multi-day tornado outbreak in the U.S. since 2011. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Debris is seen at a damaged business after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm CST, late April 27, 2014. Tornadoes ripped through the south-central United States on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma and wiping out entire neighborhoods of homes, according to officials, as rescue workers searched in darkness for survivors. In Mayflower, some of about 45 homes were destroyed in a newer subdivision and a lumberyard was damaged, said Will Elder, an alderman in the city of 2,300 people. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Flag that was found in debris was placed by volunteers working to help clean up after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Debris is seen at a damaged business after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm CST, late April 27, 2014. Tornadoes ripped through the south-central United States on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma and wiping out entire neighborhoods of homes, according to officials, as rescue workers searched in darkness for survivors. In Mayflower, some of about 45 homes were destroyed in a newer subdivision and a lumberyard was damaged, said Will Elder, an alderman in the city of 2,300 people. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: Debris from a damaged home is seen after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm CST, late April 27, 2014. Tornadoes ripped through the south-central United States on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma and wiping out entire neighborhoods of homes, according to officials, as rescue workers searched in darkness for survivors. In Mayflower, some of about 45 homes were destroyed in a newer subdivision and a lumberyard was damaged, said Will Elder, an alderman in the city of 2,300 people. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: First In Video news video photographer Brad Mack covers the damage seen after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm CST, late April 27, 2014. Tornadoes ripped through the south-central United States on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma and wiping out entire neighborhoods of homes, according to officials, as rescue workers searched in darkness for survivors. In Mayflower, some of about 45 homes were destroyed in a newer subdivision and a lumberyard was damaged, said Will Elder, an alderman in the city of 2,300 people. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: A damaged vehicle is seen after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm CST, late April 27, 2014. Tornadoes ripped through the south-central United States on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma and wiping out entire neighborhoods of homes, according to officials, as rescue workers searched in darkness for survivors. In Mayflower, some of about 45 homes were destroyed in a newer subdivision and a lumberyard was damaged, said Will Elder, an alderman in the city of 2,300 people. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: A low-level thunderstorm supercell passes over the area of Hampton, Arkansas late April 24, 2014. A strong storm system, with high winds and torrential rain, is taking shape in the south central United States this weekend and threatens to produce tornadoes, which have been relatively uncommon so far this year, forecasters said on Friday. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: A flag that was found in debris was placed by volunteers working to help clean up after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Lori Berseth (R) is consoled after searching for her missing Black Labrador dog, Lucille, after a tornado destroyed the town of Mayflower, Arkansas, April 27, 2014. At least six people were killed on Sunday when a tornado ripped through two Arkansas counties north of Little Rock, authorities said. The fatalities occurred in Faulkner and Pulaski Counties, north of Little Rock, according to law enforcement officials. The governor’s office reported that the U.S. National Guard had been dispatched to the scene. (Kathryn Piotrowski/TwisterChasers.com/Reuters)

: Damaged trees are seen after a tornado hit the town of Mayflower, Arkansas around 7:30 pm CST, late April 27, 2014. Tornadoes ripped through the south-central United States on Sunday, killing at least 12 people in Arkansas and Oklahoma and wiping out entire neighborhoods of homes, according to officials, as rescue workers searched in darkness for survivors. In Mayflower, some of about 45 homes were destroyed in a newer subdivision and a lumberyard was damaged, said Will Elder, an alderman in the city of 2,300 people. (Gene Blevins/Reuters)

: New Vilonia Intermediate School that was set to open in August is left to ruins after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: New Vilonia Intermediate School that was set to open in August is left to ruins after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: A boy plays in the water where the double wide trailer of Dennis King use to sit before a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

: Lisa Taney, a volunteer, goes through wedding photos found in the mud near a destroyed trailer after a strong tornado went through the area on April 27 for the second time in three years on April 28, 2014 in Vilonia, Arkansas. After deadly tornadoes ripped through the area and have left over a dozen dead, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are all under watch as multiple storms over the next few days are expected. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

At least 30 people across six states have been killed by the vicious storm system that unleashed dozens of tornadoes and was threatening to cause more damage in heavily populated regions of the U.S. South on Tuesday.

The hardest hit states have been Arkansas and Mississippi where more than 200 injured by tornadoes over the past three days that have flattened neighborhoods, reduced homes to splinters and snapped trees like twigs.

Deaths were also reported in Oklahoma and Iowa on Sunday, and Alabama and Tennessee on Monday.

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linda feemster
Jun 12, 2014 @ 10:34:05

I found a picture that might have come from this tornado. I would like to return it to the owner. It is of a girl with long black hair, denim jacket, with red dress and boots. She is standing in front of an old rusty tractor. If anyone knows how to help. Please email me. Thanks

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Sam Thompson
Apr 30, 2014 @ 10:20:39

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