Tornadoes rip across Southeast, killing 10

Tornadoes were reported across the Southeast on Saturday, killing 10 people and leaving a path of destruction across Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama.

April 25, 2010

Morgan Hayden carries out a pair of shoes from her home in Yazoo City, Miss. On Saturday a massive tornado hit the Mississippi area, killing 10 people, four of them in Yazoo County. Hayden rode out the tornado in her bathroom with her fiance, Josiah Moton. The two were to be married Sunday.

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April 25, 2010

Tommy Backstrom surveys the damage in the bedroom of his Yazoo City home.

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April 25, 2010

Church members walk through what remains of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Yazoo City, searching for Bibles, hymnals and other church-related materials.

Rogelio V. Solis-AP

April 25, 2010

Hillcrest Baptist Church members pray amid the ruins of their church.

Rogelio V. Solis-AP

April 25, 2010

Yazoo City residents remove debris from a tornado-damaged home. Many residents spent the better part of the day cleaning up and trying to salvage possessions in the homes and businesses damaged by the tornado.

Rogelio V. Solis-AP

April 25, 2010

Angie Page collect clothes out of her boyfriend's closet in Yazoo City. Page and her boyfriend, Danny Gordon, rode the storm out from inside their bedroom.

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April 25, 2010

Reeves Rubber Engineered Products was one of many buildings damaged after a devastating tornado ripped through Albertville, Ala., late Saturday night, causing damage throughout the city. Several injuries were reported, but there were no fatalities.

Dave Hyatt-AP

April 25, 2010

Stadium lighting at Albertville High School rests on the bleachers and football field.

Dave Hyatt-AP

April 25, 2010

Damaged trees were a common sight Sunday after a tornado ripped through Albertville, Ala.

Dave Hyatt-AP

April 25, 2010

Resident Sharron Moore reviews damage to the Yazoo City, Miss. home she was to move into within a week. The three-bedroom house was blown off its slab.

Rogelio V. Solis-AP

April 25, 2010

Hillcrest Baptist Church members Melody Collins, left, and Melanie Roberts comfort each other following services in the rubble of their tornado damaged church in Yazoo City, Miss.

Rogelio V. Solis-AP

April 24, 2010

Three vehicles that were thrown from northbound Interstate 55 rest in the brush after a tornado ripped through Holmes County, Miss.

Chris Todd-AP

April 24, 2010

Jason Newell tries to salvage what he can from a destroyed church. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told the Associated Press there was "utter obliteration" in parts of Yazoo County. About 15 other counties were also damaged, he said.

Brian Albert Broom-AP

April 24, 2010

Leslie Woods, of Satartia, Miss., salvages what he can from what is left of the family's utility building. Rescuers spread out Sunday to scour neighborhoods of splintered homes and twisted debris, a day after a devastating tornado sliced through the Southeast and killed 10 people, including three children.

Vickie D. King/The Clarion-Ledger-AP

April 24, 2010

Tammy Swarek checks on the condition of a puppy after a tornado swept through Holmes County, Miss.

Chris Todd-AP

April 24, 2010

Horses run free after a tornado swept through Holmes County, Miss.

Chris Todd-AP

April 24, 2010

Residents sift through debris in a destroyed home near Yazoo City, Miss.

Will Smith-AP

Gallery Credits:
Producer, Photo Editor Stephen Cook Text Editor Kendra Nichols

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