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March 1, 2012 |
Tornadoes Rip Through the Midwest and South
Weather predictions for possible tornadoes from a new storm system today threaten the Midwest and South, and have recent victims nervous about what the day might hold. The first powerful storm system tore through parts of the Midwest and South earlier this week, killing 13 people from Kansas to Kentucky, leaving pockets of devastation across several states and marking the acceleration of another deadly (and early) tornado season. Tornadoes and powerful winds tore off roofs, leveled homes and businesses, tossed mobile homes, downed power lines and injured more than 150 people. The damage was most significant in Harrisburg, a small town in southern Illinois where blocks of houses and businesses were reduced to rubble. -- Paula Nelson(25 photos total)

A woman surveys the destruction caused by a tornado in Harrisburg, Illinois, March 1, 2012. Powerful storms that spawned tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest, killing at least 13 people, including six in Illinois who were crushed when a house was lifted up and fell on them, authorities said. (Jim Young/Reuters) #

Construction workers lift sheet metal off of classic cars in a storm-damaged display room at Branson Auto World in Branson, MO, Feb. 29, 2012. Powerful storms that produced reports of multiple tornadoes tore through the music resort town early in the morning, injuring more than three dozen people. (Mark Schiefelbein/Associated Press) #

Diana Cantrell points in the direction of a tornado that destroyed her home as it appeared the night before in Harveyville, KS, Feb. 29, 2012. Suspected tornadoes killed 13 as powerful storms ripped through the Midwest, obliterating homes, churches and businesses across six states. (Dave Kaup/Reuters) #

Margaret Shimkus, 61, talks with an emergency responder about her condition, Feb. 29, 2012, at her home in Harrisburg, IL, after an early morning tornado ripped through the town. Shimkus, who took refuge in her bathtub, sustained a minor cut from the early morning storm, but Dorothy Hill, a neighbor in a duplex home, was taken to a hospital with injuries. (Stephen Lance Dennee/Associated Press) #

Residents survey the damage after a severe storm hit in the early morning hours on Feb. 29, 2012, in Harrisrbug. A severe pre-dawn storm pounded portions of southern Illinois. Several deaths were reported in Harrisburg and left the city's medical center scrambling to treat an influx of injured. (Paul Newton/The Southern Illinoisan/Associated Press) #

Mel Pulliam of Ridgedale, MO, helps his daughter collect belongings from her car that was damaged in the tornado that struck Branson, MO early Feb. 29, 2012. His daughter, Tracy Kimmel, was working at a restaurant on the Branson Landing when the storm hit. The Hilton Hotel (background) was heavily damaged by the tornado. (Todd Feeback/The Kansas City Star/Associated Press) #

A prosthetic leg found among the debris caused by a tornado that ripped through Harrisburg, leans against a damaged home, Feb. 29, 2012. The tornado that blasted Harrisburg was an EF4, the second-highest rating given to twisters based on damage. Scientists said it was 200 yards wide with winds up to 170 mph. (Robert Ray/Associated Press) #
More links and information
Storms in Midwest and South Crush Towns - NYTimes.com, 02/29
In Illinois Town, Scenes of Devastation - NYTimes.com, 03/01
Tornado - Wikipedia entry