April Tornado Outbreak

Justin Shaw, left, helps Nick Conway erect a make-shift flag pole at his home that was destroyed by a tornado, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A man and woman examine the twisted wreckage of Glass Masters on U.S. 49 Frontage Road in Richland, Miss., shortly after it was destroyed by a tornado late Monday afternoon, April 28, 2014. With parts of the U.S. recovering from deadly tornadoes, more heavy storms are making their way across the South. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Joe Ellis)

In this Sunday, April 27, 2014 photo, Lauren Watts searches for her dog in Mayflower, Ark., after a tornado struck the town. A tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Benjamin Krain) ARKANSAS TIMES OUT; ARKANSAS BUSINESS OUT

Teresa Ingram looks for belongings in the debris after a tornado passed through destroying Billy Barbs mobile home park on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Athens, Ala. A dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, forced frightened residents in more than half a dozen states to take cover and left tens of thousands in the dark Tuesday morning.(AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Jeff Rogers talks on the phone while surveying damage around his home on Joyner Street in Tupelo, Miss., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. The dangerous storm system that spawned a chain of deadly tornadoes over three days flattened homes and businesses, forced frightened residents in more than half a dozen states to take cover and left tens of thousands in the dark Tuesday morning. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)

Constance Lambert embraces her dog after finding it alive when returning to her destroyed home in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, April 28, 2014. Lambert was at an event away from her home when the tornado struck and rushed back to check on her pets. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Brad Vest)

A man makes his way down Jackson Street among downed power lines in Tupelo, Miss., following a tornado, Monday, April 28, 2014. (AP Photo/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Thomas Wells)

John Smith reacts after seeing what's left of his auto repair shop in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. Mayflower was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

A flag hangs from a car damaged and resting in debris after a tornado struck the area, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Greg Lunsford photographs a home destroyed by a tornado in his neighborhood, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Friends and family sift through debris at the home of Daniel Wassom after his house was destroyed by a tornado, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. Wassom died in the tornado trying to shield a family member. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Residents and friends sift through debris after a tornado struck the area, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A trail of debris, bottom, leads along the path of a tornado-devastated neighborhood in Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. The most powerful twister this year carved an 80-mile path of destruction through suburbs north of the state capital of Little Rock, killing at least 16 people. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Damage shows the path of tornado through Quapaw, Okla., Monday, April 28, 2014. The tornado was among a rash of tornadoes and heavy storms that rumbled across the center and south of the country overnight. The National Weather Service warned that more tornadoes, damaging winds and very large hail would strike in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana on Monday. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

An 18-wheeler and numerous strips of sheet metal block the southbound lanes of U.S. 49 in Richland, Miss., after a tornado ripped through the area late Monday afternoon, April 28, 2014. According to the truck's driver, he was alerted to the tornado in time to pull to the shoulder, lock his brakes and curl into the floor of his cab before the rig was spun 90 degrees amid a hail-storm of flying debris when the tornado passed. The driver was unhurt. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Joe Ellis) NO SALES

A motel, left, and a restaurant both show damage sustained from a tornado in Tupelo, Miss, on Monday, April 28, 2014. Tornadoes flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and bent telephone poles into 45-degree angles as they barreled through Alabama and Mississippi on Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)

Swan Creek Community residents check the weather from the underground shelter in Limestone County, south of Athens, Ala., Monday, April 28, 2014. Tornadoes flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and bent telephone poles into 45-degree angles as they barreled through the South on Monday. (AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Jeronimo Nisa)

A tree lies on the roof of a house in Athens, Ala., Monday, April 28, 2014. Tornadoes flattened homes and businesses, flipped trucks over on highways and bent telephone poles into 45-degree angles as they barreled through the South on Monday. (AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Jeronimo Nisa)

A car with its windows smashed and top caved in sits in front of a gas station that was heavily damaged by a tornado on Monday, April 28, 2014, in Tupelo, Miss. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

A Steak Escape restaurant is damaged by a tornado on Monday, April 28, 2014, in Tupelo, Miss. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).

Scott Berrier surveys the damage to his home off Naylor Road on Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town of Vilonia, Ark., on Sunday evening. Berrier said his home was damaged in the 2011 tornado but it was destroyed with this tornado. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

Sherry Lee, left, and her daughter-in-law Amanda Lee react after finding family photos among the ruins of Sherry Lee's home on Cemetery Street on Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town of Vilonia, Ark., on Sunday evening. Amanda Lee lost her brother Jeff Hunter in the storm. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

Sherry Lee holds a garnet necklace that was found in what was left in her home on Cemetery Street on Monday, April 28, 2014 after tornado struck her hometown of Vilonia, Ark., on Sunday evening. Lee said her mother gave the necklace to her great-grandaughter and it was hanging in her bedroom closet. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said.. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

Children play on a mangled trampoline near the home of their grandparents, Gayla and Gary Evatt who lived off Naylor Road in Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. The Evatts said the trampoline and their home, survived the tornado in 2011, but this year both weren't so lucky. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, third from right, surveys the tornado damage along Aspen Creek Drive in the Parkwood neighborhood off Naylor Road in Vilonia, Ark. after a tornado struck the town. Vilonia was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

Leah, daughter of Jon Zieske, looks for belongings at her father's house in Paron, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado. A storm system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Christina Huynh)

A travel trailer sits inn the rubble of a house in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. A storm system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left at least 16 dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Traffic passes on Interstate 40 between destroyed businesses in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. A tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left at least 16 dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Tim Harmon, sales manager at Mayflower RV, surveys tornado damage at his employer's dealership in Mayflower, Ark., Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A tornado struck the town late Sunday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

A rescue worker looks through debris after a tornado struck the area, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Vilonia, Ark. A half-mile-wide tornado carved an 80-mile path of destruction through the Little Rock, Ark., suburbs Sunday evening. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)