Powerful storms smash towns across Midwest, South
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March 2: A family walks by damaged buildings that lay in ruin after a tornado touched near Henryville, Ind. The storm was part of a system that brought high winds and heavy rain to parts of Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. (AP)
March 3: Drew Day, 13, of Rockmart, takes a break from helping clean up Wayside Baptist Church after an overnight tornado struck the area in Dallas, Ga. (AP)
March 3: Betty Franke reacts as she looks to her damaged house with her cat in Marysville, Ind.. (AP)
March 2: In this photo provided by SWAT Chasers via the Indianapolis Star, a person looks at wreckage in Henryville, Ind., after a series of powerful tornadoes tore through southern Indiana, killing at least 14 people and leaving several small towns in ruin. (AP)
March 3: Kent Ater looks around a damaged house in Marysville, Ind. (AP)
March 2: Homes and buildings lay destroyed after a tornado swept through Henryville, Ind. (AP)
March 3: Mike Franke holds his dog Pety as he walks on the street in Marysville, Ind. (AP)
March 3: A photo and other remains scatter in front of a damaged house in Marysville, Ind. (AP)
March 3: Marta Righthouse reacts as she points her damaged house in Marysville, Ind. (AP)
March 1: This satellite image provided by GeoEye shows the path of a tornado, diagonal from bottom left to upper right, which struck Harrisburg, Ill. (AP)
March 2, 2012: An utility worker assesses damage on to power lines in Athens, Ala., that were heavily damaged by a strong storm that swept through the area. (AP)
March 2, 2012: Storm clouds pass over Anderson Hills on Friday morning in Huntsville, Ala. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday. (AP/The Huntsville Times)
March 2, 2012: A 18-wheeler is flipped on it's side on Friday morning in Harvest, Ala. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday. (AP/The Huntsville Times)
March 2, 2012: A funnel cloud begins to form over the Canebrake Subdivision of Athens, Ala. (AP/Athens Fire and Rescue Dept. )
March 2, 2012: A home in Athens, Ala., was heavily damaged by a strong storm that swept through the area Friday. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday. (AP/Athens Courier Journal )
March 2, 2012: A storm front moves through Athens, Ala., Friday. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday. (AP/Athens Courier Journal )
March 2, 2012: Stanley Nelson looks at what is left of his home after a possible tornado hit the Canebrake subdivision on Friday in Athens, Ala. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday. (AP)
March 1, 2012: The community of Harrisburg, Ill., is assessing the damage after feeling the brunt of a storm system that sparked deadly tornadoes in the South and Midwest. (Fox News)
March 1, 2012: The community of Harrisburg, Ill., is assessing the damage after feeling the brunt of a storm system that sparked deadly tornadoes in the South and Midwest. (Fox News)
March 1, 2012: The community of Harrisburg, Ill., is assessing the damage after feeling the brunt of a storm system that sparked deadly tornadoes in the South and Midwest. (Fox News)
Feb. 29, 2012: Damage is seen early Wednesday morning in the town of Harveyville in Wabaunsee County Kansas after an apparent tornado passed through the town Tuesday night. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency late Tuesday.
Feb. 29, 2012: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency late Tuesday after an apparent tornado struck Harveyville, part of a powerful storm system that pounded the state's midsection.
Feb. 29, 2012: Several people were injured and at least one person was killed after a number of apparent tornadoes struck across Kansas and southern Missouri overnight. (Fox Kansas City )
Feb. 29: 2012: Sherry Cousins and her brother Bruce Wallace of Hollister, Mo., sit in the wreckage of their secondhand store in Branson, Mo. (AP2012)
Feb. 29, 2012: Debris lies around the Legends Theater Wednesday in Branson, Mo. A powerful storm system lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to a small town in Kansas.
Feb. 29, 2012: Power lines lie on the ground Wednesday in Branson, Mo.
March 2, 2012: Tornado damage in Hazel Green, Ala. (Fox News)
March 2, 2012: Tornado damage in Hazel Green, Ala. (Fox News)
March 2, 2012: Tornado damage in Hazel Green, Ala. (Fox News)
March 2, 2012: Tornado damage in Harrisburg, IL. (Fox News)
March 2, 2012: Tornado damage in Harrisburg, IL.