Journalism of Courage
A powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday (April 27), spawning a massive tornado that carved through Little Rock's northern suburbs and another that hit Oklahoma and Kansas.
People stand among the remains of a mobile home that was destroyed when a tornado touched down along Black Jack-Simpson Road in Greenville, N.C. (AP)
Officials said multiple tornadoes damaged more than 200 homes the previous day and sent more than a dozen people to the emergency room.
Tornado damage in Mayflower, Ark. (AP)
People survey the damage after a tornado touched down along Black Jack-Simpson Road in Greenville, N.C. (AP)
A man tries to salvage belongings from a overturned mobile home in Greenville, N.C. after a tornado touched down along Black Jack Simpson Road. (AP)
A spot where a mobile home used to stand , but was destroyed when a tornado touched down along Black Jack-Simpson Road, in Greenville, N.C. (AP)
A K-9 rescue unit walks along Military Street in Baxter Springs as they survey the damage from Sunday's tornado. (AP)
A man walks past a wrecked automobile and RV on Interstate 40 in Mayflower, Arkansas . (AP)
Twisted trees and power lines remain in a residential block near Military Avenue following the tornado in Baxter Springs, Kansas. (AP)
John Ward, an automobile and RV dealer, looks an tornado damage to one of his trucks in Mayflower, Arkansas . (AP)
Travel trailers and motor homes are piled on top of each other at Mayflower RV in Mayflower, v. (AP)
Storm clouds move over I-49 near Nevada on Sunday (April 27). Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for the area. (AP)
A thunderstorm builds over a farm near Baldwin City, Kansas. (AP)
