Tornadoes tear through Arkansas, Iowa

A massive storm system threatened a broad swath of the country that is home to some 85 million people in the South and Midwest.

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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A building is damaged after a severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A vehicle is upturned after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A car is upturned in a Kroger parking lot after a severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Emergency personnel check people in a parking lot after severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Residents mill about after severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A building is damaged and trees are down after severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The interior of store is damaged after a severe storm swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A home is damaged and trees are down after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  A home is damaged and trees are down after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Trees are down after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  Trees are down after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., Friday, March 31.
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  THE GAZETTE VIA AP

  Storm damage in Hills, Iowa, is seen, Friday, March 31.
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  IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN VIA AP

  A person walks on the roof of a building damaged in a storm after a tornado warning in Johnson County, Friday, March 31, in Hills, Iowa.
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  IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN VIA AP

  Storm damage is seen at a Casey's gas station after a tornado warning in Johnson County, Friday, March 31, in Hills, Iowa.
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  THE OTTUMWA COURIER VIA AP

  A home in the 19000 block of Wapello Keokuk Road, about 1.5 miles southeast of Martinsburg, Iowa, was badly damaged in a severe weather storm, Friday, March 31.