--- description: Several tornadoes have ripped through the south, including Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama, adding additional lives to the death toll. title: Unbelievable Photos of Arkansas Tornado Aftermath image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74459a0434677d3c/69868cf755a85932f8a80939/tornado-arkansas-06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Photos: Tornadoes Tear Through the South by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2014 3:55 PM CUT  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. 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](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2014 3:55 PM CUT  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  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  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  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  A damaged home is seen on Kincannon Street in Tupelo, Miss., April 29, 2014. Thomas Graning—AP  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  Aerial view of the central town after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014. Carlo Allegri—Reuters  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  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  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  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  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  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  Uprooted trees are pictured after a tornado hit Vilonia, Ark. on April 28, 2014. 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