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Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- This building, as was most of those nearby, was totally destroyed by the deadly tornado of April 24, 2010. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- Utility crews, some from other states, are clearing tangled masses of debris left by the deadly tornado which struck Yazoo County and four others on April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 30, 2010 -- The Salvation Army is set up at the disaster site and ready to provide recovery services to survivors of the April 24 tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- Extensive destruction throughout this neighborhood resulted from the deadly tornado of April 24 and residents are now attempting to retrieve possessions from the rubble. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 30, 2010 -- The deadly near Level 4 tornado of April 24, 2010 completely destroyed this church. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , May 14, 2010 -- FEMA contractors are preparing FEMA Temporary Housing Units for occupancy by storm survivors left homeless by the April 24 tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- Significant damage to this shopping center was caused by the severe storms and tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- This Yazoo County storm survivor begins the difficult work of recovery after the devastating tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Oklahoma City, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- A Safe Room is shown just outside a destroyed home in the Oklahoma City area after the May 10 tornado outbreak. FEMA/Earl Armstrong

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- This building was totally destroyed by the deadly tornado of April 24, 2010. George Armstrong/FEMA

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Title: Disaster Scene from Deadly Tornado in Yazoo City, Mississippi

Production Date: 04/29/2010

Caption: Yazoo City, Miss. , April 29, 2010 -- This building was totally destroyed by the deadly tornado of April 24, 2010. George Armstrong/FEMA

Photographer Name: George Armstrong

City/State: Yazoo City, MS

Keywords: damage ^ tornado

Disasters: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-1906)

Disaster Types: Severe Storm ^ Tornado

Categories: Debris

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