Euless, Texas

Joplin, Missouri

Piedmont, Oklahoma

Joplin, Missouri

Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

June 1, 2011 Springfield, Massachusetts

• At least two tornadoes swept through western and central Massachusetts Wednesday, sending debris slamming into buildings and killing four people.

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield, Massachusetts

May 22, 2011Tornadoes plague the Midwest

• A deadly spring continued in the American South and Midwest as more tornadoes cut swaths of destruction through Missouri and Minnesota. As much as 30 percent of the town was damaged. In Minneapolis, a tornado killed one resident as it caused heavy damage and led to school closures and a curfew.

• The death toll has risen to 139 following the tornado that ripped into Joplin, Mo., destroying or damaging homes, a hospital and commercial buildings in its path. Oklahoma and Texas were also hammered by damaging twisters.

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Mo.

Joplin, Missouri

St. John's hospital in Joplin, Mo.

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

El Reno, Oklahoma

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Falcon Lake area of Piedmont, Oklahoma

Joplin, Missouri

Minneapollis

Joplin, Missouri

Minneapollis

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Denning, Alaska

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, Missouri

Minneapolis

April 27, 2011 Alabama tornadoes

• Tornadoes tear through Alabama; more than 200 dead across South.

• Devastation is widespread across Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia as officials begin an intense search-and-rescue effort in the wake of the ‘catastrophic’ weather. The death toll is expected to rise.

Cottondale, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Pratt City, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Eclectic, Alabama

Pratt City, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Ringgold, Georgia

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Pratt City, Alabama

Phil Campbell, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Concord, Alabama

April 16, 2011North Carolina

• A ferocious storm system with killer twisters ripped through the South, killing at least 45 people across six states.

• A tornado flattened most homes in Fayetteville, N.C. Homes and businesses were badly damaged by a severe storm system that whipped across North Carolina, bringing flash floods, hail, and reports of tornadoes from the western hills to the streets of Raleigh.

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Tushka, Oklahoma

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Deltaville, Virginia.

Baptist Church in Boone's Chapel, Alabama.

Askewville, North Carolina

Fayetteville, North Carolina

April 10, 2011 Mapleton, Iowa Tornado

• A large tornado flattened a grain elevator and destroyed homes and buildings on its weekend rampage through this small western Iowa town. Authorities reported no serious injuries.

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

Mapleton, Iowa

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