• A large TVS (tornadic vortex signature) thunderstorm supercell passes over storm chaser Brad Mack in Graham, Texas late April 23, 2014. The thunder storms on Wednesday were a precursor of what’s forecast for a weekend of storms that could be the most significant multi-day tornado outbreak in the US since 2011. Gene Blevins / Reuters
    A large TVS (tornadic vortex signature) thunderstorm supercell passes over storm chaser Brad Mack in Graham, Texas late April 23, 2014. The thunder storms on Wednesday were a precursor of what’s forecast for a weekend of storms that could be the most significant multi-day tornado outbreak in the US since 2011. Gene Blevins / Reuters
  • A broad tornado sliced through Little Rock’s suburbs Sunday, killing at least 11 people and leaving behind a miles-long path of destruction as a powerful system rumbling off the Plains provided a violent kick-start to the nation’s tornado season. Gene Blevins / Reuters
    A broad tornado sliced through Little Rock’s suburbs Sunday, killing at least 11 people and leaving behind a miles-long path of destruction as a powerful system rumbling off the Plains provided a violent kick-start to the nation’s tornado season. Gene Blevins / Reuters
  • Jerry Starr is pictured with Tobi, his four-year-old Shih Tzu-yorkie mix dog at a park in Del City, Okla., Thursday, April 17, 2014. Starr was not allowed to take the dog into a shelter during the May 20, 2013 tornado and opted to stay outside the shelter in his car with his dog. Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo
    Jerry Starr is pictured with Tobi, his four-year-old Shih Tzu-yorkie mix dog at a park in Del City, Okla., Thursday, April 17, 2014. Starr was not allowed to take the dog into a shelter during the May 20, 2013 tornado and opted to stay outside the shelter in his car with his dog. Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo
  • Residents survey the damage in a residential neighbourhood struck by a tornado on Sunday evening, April 27, 2014. Gary Crow / Tulsa World / AP Photo
    Residents survey the damage in a residential neighbourhood struck by a tornado on Sunday evening, April 27, 2014. Gary Crow / Tulsa World / AP Photo
  • Storm chaser photographer Brad Mack watches thunderstorms supercells pass through areas in Texas late April 23, 2014. Gene Blevins / Reuters
    Storm chaser photographer Brad Mack watches thunderstorms supercells pass through areas in Texas late April 23, 2014. Gene Blevins / Reuters
  • Lightning bolts in Texas. Gene Blevins / Reuters
    Lightning bolts in Texas. Gene Blevins / Reuters
  • James Bryant shows tornado damage, Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Mayflower, Arkansas. James Bryant / AP Photo
    James Bryant shows tornado damage, Sunday, April 27, 2014 in Mayflower, Arkansas. James Bryant / AP Photo
  • A storm chaser photographer looks at thunderstorms supercells. Gene Blevins / Reuters
    A storm chaser photographer looks at thunderstorms supercells. Gene Blevins / Reuters

In pictures: Tornado season in the US


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A broad tornado sliced through Little Rock’s suburbs Sunday, killing at least 11 people and leaving behind a miles-long path of destruction as a powerful system rumbling off the Plains provided a violent kick-start to the nation’s tornado season.