In photos: A deadly storm system tears through U.S. South and Midwest Friday
A deadly storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theatre roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois, and made a fatal sweep into rural Indiana. Ten deaths have been reported as of Saturday morning as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
Kris French (middle) and his family search through rubble for a video recorder they think captured a direct tornado strike to their business, Champs Car Wash, after it tore through Little Rock, Ark. on March 31, 2023.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
An aerial view of the widespread destruction left in the wake of a catastrophic storm system that tore through Little Rock, Ark. on March 31.@ZHARRIS07/@THEZANEHARRIS/Reuters
The Calais Apartment complex in Little Rock is reduced to ruins after a tornado tore through a large part of Central Arkansas on March 31, destroying hundreds of structures.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
Firefighters carry a woman out of her condo after her complex was severely damaged by a tornado, on Friday, March 31 in Little Rock, Ark.Stephen Swofford
The splintered remains of a house in the Walnut Ridge neighbourhood in Little Rock, Ark. is among hundreds of structures damaged by a tornado that swept through the region Friday afternoon.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
An aerial view of the widespread destruction left in the wake of a catastrophic storm system that tore through Little Rock, Ark. on March 31.@ZHARRIS07/@THEZANEHARRIS
Residents stop to embrace while evacuating their neighbourhood after a tornado damaged hundreds of homes and buildings on March 31, in Little Rock, Ark.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
A man takes a picture of severe storm damage to a house in Hills, Iowa, on Friday, March 31, the day tornados tore through the region causing widespread destruction.NICK ROHLMAN
Cleanup begins after a tornado touched down near the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Ninth Street in Coralville, Iowa, on Friday, March 31, 2023.JIM SLOSIAREK/The Associated Press
Family and friends help remove personal items from a storm damaged home in Hills, Iowa on Friday, March 31.Joseph Cress/The Associated Press
A team from Summit Energy say a prayer together before investigating a burst gas line in Cammack Village after a tornado swept through the area Friday in Little Rock, Ark.Stephen Swofford
Homes on E. Kiehl Ave. in Sherwood, Ark are severely damaged after a tornado ripped through the area on Friday, March 31.Colin Murphey/The Associated Press
Damage from a late-night tornado is seen in Sullivan, Ind., Saturday, April 1, 2023. Multiple deaths were reported in the area following the storm.Doug McSchooler/The Associated Press
Residents work to clear trees and debris in Cammack Village, Ark. after a tornado swept through the area leaving massive destruction in its wake on Friday, March 31.Stephen Swofford/The Associated Press
Jacob Dilks (right) surveys the extensive storm damage to his home in Hills, Iowa on Friday, March 31.Nick Rohlman/The Associated Press
A resident inspects the remains of their neighbourhood in Little Rock, Ark. after tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings Friday afternoon.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
Residents load belongings into a pickup truck in front of a heavily damaged home in Hills, Iowa on Friday. Severe thunderstorms and tornados caused damage across much of the Eastern half of the state.NICK ROHLMAN
An aerial view of the widespread storm damage in Wynne, Ark. on April 1, 2023.CHENEY ORR/Reuters
A house is damaged by fallen trees on West Hurlbut Ave. in Belvidere, IL. The roof of the nearby Apollo Theatre collapsed early on Saturday, April 1.Erin Hooley/The Associated Press
A rainbow materializes amidst the rubble of what once was a neighbourhood Little Rock, Ark. on March 31. Tornados damaged hundreds of homes and buildings Friday afternoon across a large part of Central Arkansas.Benjamin Krain
A catastrophic storm hit Little Rock, Ark. on Friday afternoon, leaving overturned cars, uprooted trees, and structures reduced to rubble in its wake.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
A resident evacuates a neighbourhood in Little Rock, Ark. after a large tornado damaged hundreds of homes and buildings in the region on March 31, 2023.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
A firefighter checks homes for injured residents in the Walnut Ridge neighbourhood of Little Rock, Ark. after a tornado damaged hundreds of structures in the area on March 31.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
Residents survey the tornado damage to a commercial building on March 31, 2023 in Little Rock, Ark.Benjamin Krain/Getty Images
Misty Grimes, searches through the debris scattered around her yard that were left as a late Friday night tornado swept through Sullivan, Ind., Saturday, April 1.Doug McSchooler
Wynne High school in Wynne, Ark. is seen heavily damaged by Friday's severe weather, on April 1, 2023.Adrian Sainz
In this image provided by an audience member, the scene of destruction inside the Apollo Theater after its roof collapsed during a heavy metal concert, killing at least one, as a tornado struck in Belvidere, Ill. on Friday.Chris Bryant/The New York Times News Service
A gas station is damaged from a storm in Little Rock, Ark., on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Unrelenting tornadoes tore through parts of the South and Midwest the night before.Sha'Cori Washington/The Associated Press