Slideshow: Deadly U.S. tornadoes

Posted: Last Modified:

Advertisement

Advertise with us

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Monthly Digital Subscription

$1 per week for 24 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

Monthly Digital Subscription

$4.99/week*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles

*Billed as $19.95 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.

To continue reading, please subscribe:

Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional

$1 for the first 4 weeks*

  • Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
  • Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
  • Access News Break, our award-winning app
  • Play interactive puzzles
Start now

*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 28/04/2014 (4394 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Danny Johnston / The Associated Press Traffic passes on Interstate 40 between destroyed businesses in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press Traffic passes on Interstate 40 between destroyed businesses in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A debris trail, bottom, left when a tornado struck a Vilonia, Ark., neighborhood, leads from the rows of houses Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A storm-damaged convenience store, center, sits among rubble along U.S. Highway 64 in Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A storm-damaged convenience store, center, sits among rubble along U.S. Highway 64 in Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A Highway Police car patrols a neighborhood in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A Highway Police car patrols a neighborhood in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A twisted power distribution line tower is crumpled on the ground near Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press A twisted power distribution line tower is crumpled on the ground near Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A tornado-damaged home awaits clean up and repairs after a Sunday tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A tornado-damaged home awaits clean up and repairs after a Sunday tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A home is covered by debris from a tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A home is covered by debris from a tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A home damaged by a tornado stands without a roof in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A home damaged by a tornado stands without a roof in Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press Two men stand in front of a destroyed house in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press Two men stand in front of a destroyed house in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press Homes and businesses are wrecked in downton Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press Homes and businesses are wrecked in downton Vilonia, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014 after a tornado struck the town late Sunday.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A tornado's path is seen in an aerial photo made over Baxter Springs, Kan.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A tornado's path is seen in an aerial photo made over Baxter Springs, Kan.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A tornado's path is seen in an aerial photo made over Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Orlin Wagner / The Associated Press A tornado's path is seen in an aerial photo made over Baxter Springs, Kan., Monday, April 28, 2014.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press 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.
Danny Johnston / The Associated Press 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.
DANNY JOHNSTON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS John Ward, an automobile and RV dealer, looks at damage to one of his trucks in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday, after a tornado struck.
DANNY JOHNSTON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS John Ward, an automobile and RV dealer, looks at damage to one of his trucks in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday, after a tornado struck.
JAMES BRYANT / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man surveys the scene following a tornado touchdown in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday. A powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday, spawning several tornadoes, including one in a small northeastern Oklahoma city and another that carved a path of destruction through several northern suburbs of Little Rock, Ark.
JAMES BRYANT / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man surveys the scene following a tornado touchdown in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday. A powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday, spawning several tornadoes, including one in a small northeastern Oklahoma city and another that carved a path of destruction through several northern suburbs of Little Rock, Ark.
GARY CROW / TULSA WORLD / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First responders, volunteers and firemen gather on Main Street in Quapaw, Okla., after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening.
GARY CROW / TULSA WORLD / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First responders, volunteers and firemen gather on Main Street in Quapaw, Okla., after a tornado struck the city on Sunday evening.
GARY CROW / TULSA WORLD / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Quapaw, Okla., residents survey the damage in a residential neighbourhood struck by a tornado on Sunday evening.
GARY CROW / TULSA WORLD / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Quapaw, Okla., residents survey the damage in a residential neighbourhood struck by a tornado on Sunday evening.
DANNY JOHNSTON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Travel trailers and motor homes are piled on top of each other at Mayflower RV in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday, after a powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday, spawning tornadoes.
DANNY JOHNSTON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Travel trailers and motor homes are piled on top of each other at Mayflower RV in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday, after a powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday, spawning tornadoes.
DANNY JOHNSTON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man walks past a wrecked automobile and RV on Interstate 40 in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday.
DANNY JOHNSTON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A man walks past a wrecked automobile and RV on Interstate 40 in Mayflower, Ark., Sunday.
ROGER NOMER / THE JOPLIN GLOBE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Twisted trees and power lines remain in a residential block near Military Avenue following a tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Sunday.
ROGER NOMER / THE JOPLIN GLOBE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Twisted trees and power lines remain in a residential block near Military Avenue following a tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan., Sunday.
ROGER NOMER / THE JOPLIN GLOBE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A K-9 rescue unit walks along Military Street in Baxter Springs, Kan., as they survey the damage from Sunday's tornado.
ROGER NOMER / THE JOPLIN GLOBE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A K-9 rescue unit walks along Military Street in Baxter Springs, Kan., as they survey the damage from Sunday's tornado.
ROGER NOMER / THE JOPLIN GLOBE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A police officer talks to people at 15th and Military following Sunday's tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan.
ROGER NOMER / THE JOPLIN GLOBE / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A police officer talks to people at 15th and Military following Sunday's tornado in Baxter Springs, Kan.

Advertisement Advertise With Us

Advertisement Advertise With Us

Report Error Submit a Tip

Advertisement

Learn more about Winnipeg Free Press Advertising solutions

World

LOAD WORLD ARTICLES