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Nearly 1,800 flights were canceled in the U.S. over the weekend as severe storms battered states in the Midwest and South, leaving more than 30 people dead.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – 4 people are dead and dozens are injured following the tornado that hit Wynne, Arkansas Friday night. The storm left behind a trail of destruction, destroying multiple homes and businesses within the Mid-South area.   Resident Heidi Jenkin’s beauty salon of 20 years and neighboring family-owned daycare were demolished on Falls Boulevard. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will aid Arkansas survivors affected by the severe storms and tornadoes Friday night. Arkansas homeowners and renters in Cross, Lonoke, and Pulaski County who suffered from damage caused by the storm could be eligible for help from FEMA. The fastest and easiest way to apply for assistance […]

COVINGTON, Tenn. — Officials spoke in Covington, Tenn. on Sunday to give residents and fellow Tennesseans an update on the status of the town as well as repair and recovery efforts after the town was rocked by storms. One person was killed in Tipton County in relation to the storms and a total of 28 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Salvation Army and volunteers prepare to give away meals to victims affected by Friday’s tornado outbreak in the Mid-South. Sunday morning Majors Mark and Lorie Hunter along with volunteers prepared meals to take to Wynne Arkansas. “Right after the threat is gone then we move and assess the situation and start […]

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the U.S. raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital and also collapsed the roof […]

A request for federal aid in Arkansas has been approved after tornadoes ripped through the state Friday.

The scope of the damage from the deadly tornado that hit communities along the Illinois and Indiana border Friday night is made even more visible from the air.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A total of 20 homes are damaged in DeSoto County after the severe storm on Friday night, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Sunday. According to Reeves, there are 1,089 homes still without power in the state of Mississippi. This includes 319 in Tunica County, 160 in Wilkinson County, and 207 in Coahoma […]

COVINGTON, Tenn. — The Blankenship home is down to one standing wall, their cars tossed around like toys after a tornado that blew threw Covington, TN on Friday night destroyed their home and a large part of the town. “We were looking out across that field and my husband said go now. I looked up […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders toured Wynne, Arkansas on Sunday to survey the damage caused by Friday’s tornadoes.