Overturned vehicles; shredded homes; toppled trees — grocery stores and schools left nearly unrecognizable. Photos show that’s the path of destruction left after a tornado and severe weather outbreak claimed more than 20 lives in the Midwest and South.
The devastation was widespread: severe storm damage was reported in states including Oklahoma, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas – where a tornado in the Little Rock area killed at least one person and hurt over two dozen others, according to authorities.
The small city of Wynne, Arkansas, also took a hit from the outbreak as widespread tornado damage was reported, said Arkansa Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Multiple deaths were reported there.
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Severe weather turned deadly for concert goers at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, where a tornado caused a roof collapse, one death and 28 injuries Friday night.
Photos show the tornado outbreak’s devastating impacts in multiple states:
Little Rock and Wynne, Arkansas hit hard
Iowa picks up pieces after tornado strike
Tornadoes in Tennessee destroy homes
Apollo Theater’s roof collapses in Illinois
Tornado deaths, reported in Sullivan, Indiana
Contributing: The Associated Press
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