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, 2014Carlo Allegri—Reuters
Tornadoes have torn through the Deep South in the wake of two days of severe weather in the Midwest, killing nine and bringing the tornado-season death toll so far to at least 27.
At least five tornadoes touched down in Mississippi on Monday evening, claiming seven lives, while authorities in Alabama reported that at least two people were dead in Limestome County in the wake of several powerful spring storm cells. The severe winds have downed trees, leading to local power outages, and reportedly also destroyed a trailer park.
A tornado struck Tupelo, Miss., at around 2:45 p.m. on Monday, causing multiple injuries, the Weather Channel reports, though none were expected to be fatal.
A widespread tornado watch was put into effect across the Midwest and South on Monday night. Ohio, Iowa, Tennessee and parts of Missouri are at risk of severe weather.
The fresh spate of tornadoes comes after 18 were killed across three states on Sunday as a result of severe weather. The worst may not be over yet either: the Weather Channel reports that flooding, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue into Wednesday.
An upturned truck lies under a tree that has lost most of its branches, following a tornado near Vilonia, Ark. at sunset on April 28, 2014. Carlo Allegri—ReutersConstance Lambert embraces her dog after finding it alive after returning to her devastated home along Clayton Ave in Tupelo, Miss. on April 28, 2014. Brad Vest—The Commercial Appeal/LandovKen 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, Ark.Wesley Hitt—Getty ImagesA police officer walks past an overturned car on Apr. 29, 2014 at a homesite that was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday in Vilonia, Ark.Mark Wilson—Getty ImagesA damaged home is seen on Kincannon Street in Tupelo, Miss., April 29, 2014.Thomas Graning—APRescue workers and volunteers stand amid debris of homes one day after they were destroyed by a tornado in Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014.Carlo Allegri—ReutersAerial view of the central town after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014.Carlo Allegri—ReutersA resident makes his way down Jackson Street and away from the tornado damaged area in Tupelo, Miss. on April 28, 2014.Thomas Wells—ReutersHunter Allred climbed into a home along Clayton Ave in Tupelo, Miss. on April 28, 2014 to look for the owners' pets after the home was destroyed by a tornado on Monday. Brad Vest—The Commercial Appeal/LandovDestiny Simmons sits in the rubble of her home that was destroyed by a tornado as she talks on a cell phone, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark.Eric Gay—APVILONIA, AR - APRIL 29: The remains of a large truck destroyed by a tornado on Sunday evening rests amid the debris, on April 29, 2014 in Vilonia, Ark.Mark Wilson—Getty ImagesMen 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. Carlo Allegri—ReutersTeresa Ingram looks for belongings in the debris after a tornado passed through destroying Billy Barbs mobile home park on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Athens, Ala. Butch Dill—APUprooted trees are pictured after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters
