People found places to hide. Closets. Basements. Storm cellars. Bathrooms.
Some residents watched in awe as Mother Nature imposed her fury.
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In Louisville, Miss., a tornado churned through forests and across highways as storm-chasers captured the twister's power.
One of the tornadoes tore through Tupelo, Miss., leaving twisted metal and wreckage where homes and businesses once stood.
The community – which contains 35,000 residents – was littered with damage following the tornado.
Power lines were bent and snapped, knocking out power to thousands of residents.
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Thomas Graning/The Daily Mississippian/AP Photo
A nursing home in Louisville was heavily damaged. The residents were transported to a secure location.
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Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo
In Richland, a 6,000-population town in central Mississippi, homes were destroyed and vehicles were strewn about.
An SUV in Four Corners, Miss. was flipped on its side.
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Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo
Residents tried to clean up, searching the wreckage for heirlooms.
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Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal/AP Photo
Animals were another concern. Constance Lambert was away from her Tupelo home when the tornado struck – but she raced back to check on her pets.
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Brad Vest/The Commercial Appeal/AP Photo
While the threat of tornadoes still looms across the region, Tupelo’s sky reflected calm following the deadly storm.
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