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A “large and destructive tornado” was confirmed in Little Rock on Friday afternoon as a dangerous outbreak of severe weather, including strong tornadoes, develops across the central United States and the Mississippi Valley.
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On Saturday and Sunday, people woke up to the damage in multiple states, including Indiana, Tennessee, Iowa and more, caused the night before and began to salvage as much as they could.
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April 2
Severely damaged homes are seen in a neighborhood in the aftermath of a tornado in Sullivan, Ind.
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Jon Cherry/Reuters
April 2
A man drags tree limbs to a pile at the Foxcroft Woods Condominiums in Little Rock.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/AP
April 2
Workers run new power lines in the aftermath of a tornado in Little Rock.
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Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 2
Men inspect a car damaged by a tornado in Adamsville, Tenn.
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Jamar Coach/The Jackson Sun/AP
April 2
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, left, talks with Wynne Mayor Jennifer Hobbs as they tour storm damage outside the First United Methodist Church in Wynne, Ark.
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Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/AP
April 2
People browse through donated goods inside city hall, in Adamsville, Tenn.
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The Jackson Sun/The Jackson Sun/AP
April 2
A car drives by destroyed aircraft, hangar pieces and other debris in Palestine, Ill.
Jon Cherry/Reuters
Jon Cherry/Reuters
April 2
Destroyed aircraft at Robinson Municipal Airport, two days after a tornado hit Palestine, Ill.
Jon Cherry/Reuters
Jon Cherry/Reuters
April 2
Sharon Nicholson-Taylor, 69, is helped to stand by her husband Mark, 66, in front of the wreckage of their apartment in Little Rock.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 2
Mark Nicholson-Taylor, 66, attaches a brace to the leg of his wife Sharon, 69, inside a relatively undamaged room in their apartment in Little Rock.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 2
Volunteers load a trailer with packages of water bottles at the Sullivan Civic Center in Sullivan, Ind.
Jon Cherry/Reuters
Jon Cherry/Reuters
April 2
Volunteers load a trailer with packages of water bottles in Sullivan, Ind.
Jon Cherry/Reuters
Jon Cherry/Reuters
April 2
An aerial view of a home without a roof in Little Rock.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
A tree branch is seen impaled through the ceiling as Ester Johnson-El, 62, inspects the wreckage of her bedroom in Wynne, Ark.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
A swimming pool is seen filled with debris in the aftermath of a tornado in Little Rock.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
People laugh and celebrate after freeing a vehicle from a collapsed roof in Little Rock.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
Destroyed and damaged homes are seen Sullivan, Ind.
Jon Cherry/Reuters
Jon Cherry/Reuters
April 1
Two friends embrace in Wynne, Ark.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
Members of the Codwell family walk outside the wreckage of their home in Wynne, Ark.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
Ester Johnson-El, 62, embraces her great granddaughter She-Keelie, 6, in front of the wreckage of her home in Wynne, Ark.
Cheney Orr/Reuters
Cheney Orr/Reuters
April 1
Savannah Bernard and Shakiya Wilson, 16, walk through the rubble next to the destroyed gym at Crestview Elementary School in Covington, Tenn.
Chris Day/AP
Chris Day/AP
April 1
A school bus is surrounded by debris in Sullivan, Ind.
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Doug Mcschooler/AP
April 1
Jeremiah Burrell, 14, walks past the destroyed gym at Crestview Elementary School in Covington, Tenn.
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Chris Day/AP
April 1
A damaged vehicle and debris in Belvidere, Ill.
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Matt Marton/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
April 1
People embrace outside the Apollo Theatre following a tornado in Belvidere, Ill.
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Matt Marton/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
April 1
A homeowner retrieves a U.S. flag from a fallen tree in Belvidere, Ill.
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Matt Marton/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
April 1
The marquee of the Apollo Theatre is down after the roof of the theatre collapsed during a tornado Friday evening.
Erin Hooley/AP
Erin Hooley/AP
April 1
Bricks litter the sidewalk in Belvidere, Ill.
Erin Hooley/AP
Erin Hooley/AP
April 1
A house is damaged by fallen trees on West Hurlbut Avenue near where the roof of the Apollo Theatre collapsed during a tornado in Belvidere, Ill.
Erin Hooley/AP
Erin Hooley/AP
April 1
Heidi Jenkins, owner of Boulevard Salon, speaks with a reporter in front of her destroyed business in Wynne, Ark.
Adrian Sainz/AP
Adrian Sainz/AP
April 1
Wynne High school is damaged from Friday's severe weather.
Adrian Sainz /AP
Adrian Sainz /AP
April 1
Workers cut fallen trees along a road leading to Wynne, Ark.
Adrian Sainz/AP
Adrian Sainz/AP
March 31
An overturned car is in the parking lot of a supermarket after a severe storm swept through Little Rock.
Andrew Demillo/AP
Andrew Demillo/AP
March 31
The interior of a damaged store in Little Rock.
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Andrew Demillo/AP
March 31
A side wall is missing from a house damaged by a storm in Hills, Iowa.
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Nick Rohlman/Gazette/AP
March 31
Community members clean up and survey storm damage in Hills, Iowa.
Nick Rohlman/The Gazette/AP
Nick Rohlman/The Gazette/AP
March 31
A badly damaged home on Wapello Keokuk Road near Martinsburg, Iowa.
Kyle Ocker/Ottumwa Courier/AP
Kyle Ocker/Ottumwa Courier/AP
March 31
Family and friends help remove personal items from a damaged home in Hills, Iowa.
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Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen/AP
March 31
People clean up after a tornado touched down in Coralville, Iowa.
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Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette/AP
March 31
Storm damage from a tornado in Wapello and Keokuk counties in Iowa.
Kyle Ocker/Ottumwa Courier/AP
Kyle Ocker/Ottumwa Courier/AP
March 31
Homes are damaged after a tornado swept through Coralville, Iowa.
Ryan Foley/AP
Ryan Foley/AP
March 31
Residents mill about after a storm swept through Little Rock.
Andrew Demillo/AP
Andrew Demillo/AP
March 31
Downed trees and debris in Little Rock.
Andrew DeMillo/AP
Andrew DeMillo/AP
March 31
Strewn trees next to a damaged home in Little Rock.
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Andrew DeMillo/AP
March 31
A building is damaged in Little Rock.
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Andrew Demillo/AP
March 31
A building is damaged and trees are downed in Little Rock.
Andrew Demillo/AP
Andrew Demillo/AP
March 31
Emergency personnel check on people in a parking lot after the storm in Little Rock.
Andrew Demillo/AP
Andrew Demillo/AP
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