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Have you seen the damage a tornado can do?

The compact but strong storms, known as supercells, raked parts of Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee in the United States on Tuesday and Wednesday. A look at the destruction left in their wake.
Greg Goza stands in the doorway of his 90-year-old mother-in-law's home after severe weather swept through a neighborhood in north central San Antonio, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. His mother-in-law was not harmed, but the home is in shambles. (AP)
Greg Goza stands in the doorway of his 90-year-old mother-in-law's home after severe weather swept through a neighborhood in north central San Antonio, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. His mother-in-law was not harmed, but the home is in shambles. (AP)
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Harry Hobbs, left, takes a break from cleaning up the remnants of the house he is renting from Kelvin Magnum, right, after a storm ripped it apart Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Van Vleck, Texas. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and knocking out power southwest of Houston as part of a strong storm system that moved quickly across much of the state. (AP)
Harry Hobbs, left, takes a break from cleaning up the remnants of the house he is renting from Kelvin Magnum, right, after a storm ripped it apart Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Van Vleck, Texas. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and knocking out power southwest of Houston as part of a strong storm system that moved quickly across much of the state. (AP)
Mikela Kinnison, left, and her mother Ilona show the damage to the bedroom at Kinnison's home in San Antonio after tornadoes moved through the area late Sunday night. (AP)
Mikela Kinnison, left, and her mother Ilona show the damage to the bedroom at Kinnison's home in San Antonio after tornadoes moved through the area late Sunday night. (AP)
This photo provided by Tim Creedon shows his baseball and a hailstone that fell in the backyard of Creedon's home in Ottawa, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the state's emergency operations center as local officials reported damage from tornados spawned by a late-winter storm system. (AP)
This photo provided by Tim Creedon shows his baseball and a hailstone that fell in the backyard of Creedon's home in Ottawa, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the state's emergency operations center as local officials reported damage from tornados spawned by a late-winter storm system. (AP)
Debris marks the spots Wednesday, March 1, 2017, where Tuesday's tornado destroyed homes in Perryville, Missouri. (AP)
Debris marks the spots Wednesday, March 1, 2017, where Tuesday's tornado destroyed homes in Perryville, Missouri. (AP)
Eurelio Lopez, 8, climbs over the couch in what is left of his home after a storm damaged the home Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Van Vleck, Texas. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and knocking out power southwest of Houston as part of a strong storm system that moved quickly across much of the state. (AP)
Eurelio Lopez, 8, climbs over the couch in what is left of his home after a storm damaged the home Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, in Van Vleck, Texas. Tornadoes are suspected of damaging homes and knocking out power southwest of Houston as part of a strong storm system that moved quickly across much of the state. (AP)
An Energy transmission tower is bent in half Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in San Antonio. Severe storms pushed at least two tornadoes through parts of San Antonio overnight, ripping the roofs off homes and damaging dozens of other houses and apartments yet causing only minor injuries, authorities said Monday. (AP)
An Energy transmission tower is bent in half Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in San Antonio. Severe storms pushed at least two tornadoes through parts of San Antonio overnight, ripping the roofs off homes and damaging dozens of other houses and apartments yet causing only minor injuries, authorities said Monday. (AP)
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