Photos: Tornadoes Tear Through the South

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Rescue 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—Reuters
By TIME Staff
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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—Reuters
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Constance 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/Landov
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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, Ark.Wesley Hitt—Getty Images
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A 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 Images
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A damaged home is seen on Kincannon Street in Tupelo, Miss., April 29, 2014.Thomas Graning—AP
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Rescue 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—Reuters
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Aerial view of the central town after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014.Carlo Allegri—Reuters
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A resident makes his way down Jackson Street and away from the tornado damaged area in Tupelo, Miss. on April 28, 2014.Thomas Wells—Reuters
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Hunter 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/Landov
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Destiny 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—AP
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VILONIA, 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 Images
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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. Carlo Allegri—Reuters
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Teresa 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—AP
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Uprooted trees are pictured after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters

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