For a second day, tornadoes have flattened homes and businesses and flipped cars, trucks and trailers over as they barrelled through Alabama and Mississippi.
At least nine people were killed in the second wave of storms, bringing the overall death toll from two days of severe weather to at least 26.
A newly-built school near Vilonia, Arkansas, is seen after it was destroyed by a tornadoReutersAerial view of houses that were obliterated by a tornado in Vilonia, ArkansasReutersResidents go through the rubble of their home after it was destroyed by a tornado near Vilonia, ArkansasReutersRescue workers and volunteers search amid debris of homes destroyed by a tornado in Vilonia, ArkansasReutersPeople sift through the rubble of what is left of their homes after a tornado hit the town of Vilonia, ArkansasReutersUprooted trees lie flat on the ground in Vilonia, ArkansasReutersRescue workers and volunteers search through debris in a lake after homes were destroyed by a tornado near ViloniaReutersPolice officers drive through a suburban area of Vilonia as they enforce a curfewReutersA US flag sticks out the window of a damaged hot rod car in a suburban area near Vilonia, ArkansasReutersKen Sullivan, general manager of We Willies Super Auto Wash, looks over the damage after a tornado tore through Vilonia, ArkansasGettyVictor Umbright of Vilonia Direct TV sits in what is left of his officeGettyCheryl Gubanski points out her trailer, which was flipped on its side and wrapped around a tree in Mayflower, ArkansasReutersA storm shelter sign is seen among the debris of a house in MayflowerGettyJames Guiden looks through what is left of his house in MayflowerGettyA globe rests in the debris of a house in Mayflower, ArkansasGettyA funnel cloud is pictured as the tornado makes its way across town in Tupelo, MississippiReutersA resident makes his way down Jackson Street and away from a tornado-damaged area of Tupelo, MississippiReutersLighting strikes from a TVS (tornadic vortex signature) storm in Tuscaloosa, AlabamaReutersHeavy rain pours like a waterfall over a house in Tuscaloosa, AlabamaReutersStorm chasers try to stay ahead of a tornadic vortex signature storm in Reform, AlabamaReuters
