EMERGENCY RESPONDERS REST AFTER HELPING RESIDENTS EVACUATE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX FRIDAY IN LITTLE ROCK. BENJAMIN KRAIN/GETTY IMAGES
A powerful storm hit large areas of the South and Midwest, leaving at least 21 people dead.
The tornadoes occurred just a week after a similar event left 25 people dead in Mississippi and Alabama.
Multiple tornadoes hit Arkansas, resulting in four deaths and dozens of injuries.
- In Little Rock, one person was killed, and 24 were hospitalized due to severe damage to homes and storefronts.
- Illinois was also affected by a tornado, causing one death and 28 injuries in a roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere.
- Indiana's Sullivan County experienced three deaths due to a tornado.
- One elderly woman died in Alabama after a tornado struck her home.
- The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is uncertain.
Zoom Out:
- Power outages affected more than 559,000 customers across multiple states.
