Tornadoes spawned by powerful storms have raked several states across the United States, causing at least 14 deaths and widespread destruction. Officials in the town of Marysville, in the midwestern state of Indiana, are quoted as saying the town is "completely gone" following the tornado outbreak.
Deadly Tornadoes Touch Down in US
Several homes lie demolished next to other homes that were untouched, March 3, 2012, in Holton, Indiana, by a tornado that swept along the main street. (AP)
A bedroom is seen after a tornado ripped the roof and walls off from a home in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 3, 2012. (Reuters)
Residents of Marysville, Indiana, survey the tornado damage to their homes, March 2, 2012. (AP)
Vehicles, including two police cruisers, are piled up in front of the West Liberty City Hall following a tornado strike, in West Liberty, Kentucky. It was the second tornado to hit the town in a week. (APl)
An apparent tornado destroyed most of the Henryville elementary, middle and high school during a severe weather outbreak in Henryville, Indiana. (AP)
A school bus was flipped and ripped apart in the parking lot of Henryville High School in Henryville, Indiana, after a tornado touchdown. (AP)
A man cuts trees off his truck after a tornado hit the village of Moscow, Ohio. (AP)
Various sizes of hail stones litter the ground in Henryville, Indiana, more than three hours after a tornado touchdown in the community 20 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky. (AP)
An American flag flies from what is left of the tree in front of a destroyed senior center in Harrisburg, Illinois. (AP)
Police, rescue workers, and other local media gather in a storm shelter to ride out another threatening storm as it approaches areas already damaged by an earlier tornado in Athens, Alabama. (AP)
Charter cable workers keep a close eye on an approaching storm as sirens sound signaling a possible tornado in Athens, Alabama. (AP)